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Huge Potential For Generating Clean Energy In Africa
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 12:15 pm | United Nations
Less than 1 per cent of all patent applications relating to clean energy technology (CET) have been filed in Africa, according to a new United Nations study, which also highlights the opportunity for the continent to leapfrog existing fossil-fuel energy ... More >>
Libya: UN Mission Strongly Condemns Deadly Bombing In Bengha
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 12:10 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned the bombing that took place today near a hospital in the city of Benghazi and resulted in a number of deaths, including children, as well as injuries. More >>
Bangladesh: Dialogue Vital for Peaceful, Credible Polls
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 12:08 pm | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today stressed the urgent need for more meaningful and constructive political dialogue in Bangladesh to create conducive conditions for the holding of peaceful and credible parliamentary elections that are scheduled ... More >>
UN States Appraise Global Plan to Combat Human Trafficking
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 11:54 am | United Nations
Top United Nations officials are today urging the UN General Assembly to fully implement key anti-human trafficking treaties and to cooperate more closely to counter the estimated $32 billion industry which has trapped some 2.4 million people into forced ... More >>
UN Urges Political Commitment to Lagging Global Sanitation
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 11:46 am | United Nations
While international targets on clean drinking water were met nearly three years ago, a joint United Nations agency report today warns that without a major funding push, some 2.4 billion people – one-third of the world’s population – will remain ... More >>
‘No conclusive findings’ on Syria chemical weapons
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 9:08 am | United Nations
With its investigation continuing into violations of human rights in Syria, an independent United Nations panel today said it has “no conclusive findings” regarding the use of chemical weapons by any of the parties to the conflict in the country. More >>
Enhanced Partnership with Security Council
Monday, 29 April 2013, 10:06 am | United Nations
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) can help the Security Council manage its increasing workload, especially when it comes to dealing with countries during the critical period once a conflict has ended, a senior official said today. More >>
Concern Over Child Rights Abuses in Central African Republic
Monday, 29 April 2013, 9:59 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today voiced deep concern about reports of widespread violations committed by the Séléka rebel coalition against children in the Central African Republic (CAR), including killing, sexual violence and recruitment into armed ... More >>
Global Vaccine Summit to Boost Efforts to Eliminate Polio
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 2:30 pm | United Nations
Polio eradication efforts are the focus of the United Nations-backed Global Vaccine Summit which also aims to protect millions of children from diseases like measles and tetanus through inoculations. More >>
UN Security Council Extends Arms Embargo on Cote D'Ivoire
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 2:27 pm | United Nations
Maintaining that Cote d’Ivoire was still vulnerable to instability fuelled by available weapons, the UN Security Council today extended its arms embargo on the West African country as well as sanctions on those who threaten the peace. More >>
Prevention Key to Tackling Occupational Diseases, Says UN
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 2:21 pm | United Nations
Approximately 2 million people die each year due to work-related diseases while 160 million more are afflicted by non-fatal occupational illnesses, says a new report by the UN labour agency. More >>
UN Chief Says Impact of Chernobyl Must Never be Forgotten
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 2:02 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today marked the 27th anniversary of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history by stressing that the impact of the Chernobyl disaster must never be forgotten. More >>
New UN Envoy Robinson Heads to Great Lakes Region
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 1:58 pm | United Nations
The newly appointed UN Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa is headed to the region this weekend for her first visit to bolster support for a recently agreed UN-mediated accord she has described as "a framework for hope". More >>
Relief Operations in Myanmar's Rakhine State Recieve Boost
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 1:53 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has made available $5 million in additional funding to provide life-saving assistance to some 69,000 people displaced by the violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. More >>
UN Urges Russia to Ensure Independence of Judiciary
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 1:42 pm | United Nations
A UN human rights expert has urged the Russian Government to take specific measures to guarantee the independence of the justice system, while noting positive developments in the promotion and protection of human rights in the country. More >>
Over 30,000 Refugess and Migrants Arrived in Yemen This Year
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 1:39 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency said today it has recorded the arrival of over 30,000 refugees and migrants to Yemen this year, the majority of them Ethiopians, with the rest coming from Somalia and a small number of other African countries. More >>
Ban to Meet with Head of UN Probe into Chemical Weapons
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 1:30 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the head of the United Nations probe of the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria to come to New York on Monday for consultations, a spokesperson for the world body said today. More >>
Bangladesh: Ban Deeply Saddened at Loss of Life and Injuries
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 1:26 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his deep sadness at the loss of life and injuries caused by the collapse of a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, earlier this week. More >>
Syrian Refugees Straining Health Services in Region
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 1:22 pm | United Nations
The refugee crisis sparked by the conflict in Syria is increasingly straining health services in surrounding countries, while refugees are finding it harder to access the quality treatment they need, the UN refugee agency warns in report released today. More >>
‘Iraq at a Crossroads' UN Envoy Says
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 1:17 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations official in Iraq today warned that the country could head towards the unknown if decisive measures are not taken immediately to stop escalating violence, following recent clashes that killed and wounded hundreds. More >>
