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Sharp Increase in Arrivals at South Sudan Camp
Saturday, 17 November 2012, 1:46 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 16 2012 12:10PM The United Nations refugee agency is reporting a sharp rise in new arrivals at South Sudan’s largest refugee camp owing to escalating fighting in the South Kordofan region of neighbouring Sudan. More >>
Growing Number of Internally Displaced Yemenis Returning
Saturday, 17 November 2012, 1:45 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 16 2012 11:10AM The United Nations refugee agency today http://www.unhcr.org/50a644266.html ">announced that it is seeing growing numbers of internally displaced people returning to their homes in southern Yemen – the first major fall in displacement ... More >>
Official Urges All Parties in Gaza And Israel to Pull Back
Saturday, 17 November 2012, 1:44 pm | United Nations
UN Rights Official Urges All Parties in Gaza And Israel to Pull Back From Confrontation More >>
Secretary-General ‘Extremely Concerned’ Over Gaza Violence
Saturday, 17 November 2012, 1:37 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “extremely http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=6433 ">concerned” about the continued violence in Gaza and Israel and deeply worried by the rising cost in terms of civilian lives, his spokesperson said today. More >>
Message For “Paper Cranes Project”
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 4:11 pm | United Nations
U N I T E D N A T I O N S Secretary-General -- Message For “Paper Cranes Project” 2 November 2012 I welcome the “Paper Cranes Project”, an initiative launched by the Hiroshima Youth Committee of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear ... More >>
Hurricane Sandy: Challenges And Lessons Learned
Saturday, 10 November 2012, 11:06 am | United Nations
New York, Nov 9 2012 12:10PM In a briefing to the General Assembly, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the world body’s challenges, responses and lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy, while also reiterating his call for more ... More >>
Ban Welcomes Australia’s Joining Second Phase of Kyoto
Saturday, 10 November 2012, 11:04 am | United Nations
New York, Nov 9 2012 2:10PM United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed Australia’s announcement that it will sign up for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, his spokesperson said, referring to the legally binding treaty ... More >>
Over Four Million Syrians May Need Humanitarian Aid
Saturday, 10 November 2012, 11:01 am | United Nations
New York, Nov 9 2012 2:10PM With no end in sight for the conflict in Syria, United Nations officials today warned that over four million people may be in need of humanitarian relief by the start of next year and appealed for urgent funds for aid operations, ... More >>
Darfur, UN Official Flags Need to Do More
Saturday, 10 November 2012, 11:00 am | United Nations
On First Field Visit to Darfur, UN Official Flags Need to Do More with Fewer Resources More >>
UN Chief Voices Concern Over Ban on Protests in Bahrain
Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2:17 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 1 2012 8:10PM United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed concern over restrictions Bahraini authorities have imposed on public demonstrations and other public gatherings. More >>
Latest Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2:15 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 2 2012 12:10PM The United Nations refugee agency has called for an immediate return to calm in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where ongoing inter-communal violence has uprooted more than 35,000 people. The Myanmar authorities have granted ... More >>
China Must Urgently Address Rights Violations in Tibet
Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2:14 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 2 2012 12:10PM The United Nations human rights chief today urged China to address the allegations of rights violations in Tibet, which have led to an alarming escalation of “desperate” forms of protest in the region, including self-immolations. ... More >>
UN Prepares to Relocate Nearly 63,000 Refugees South Sudan
Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2:13 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 2 2012 1:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today said it is preparing to relocate almost 63,000 people living in the Yida camp in South Sudan, where their security is at risk due to their proximity to the border with Sudan’s South Kordofan ... More >>
More People Displaced by Turmoil in Mali
Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2:12 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 2 2012 2:10PM New data on the number of Malians who have left or been driven from their homes amid conflict and other threats show the total is almost 60 per cent higher than previously thought, the United Nations refugee agency said ... More >>
1.8 Million Haitians Have Been Affected by Hurricane Sandy
Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2:11 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 2 2012 3:10PM Some 1.8 million Haitians have been affected by Hurricane Sandy, the United Nations relief agency said today after its first assessment of the situation in the region, adding that food security remains an urgent concern ... More >>
Children Widely Affected by Continuing Syrian Violence
Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2:09 pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 2 2012 4:10PM The United Nations children’s agency today drew attention to the impact that the conflict in Syria is taking on mothers and children, especially on newborn babies. Addressing a media briefing in Geneva, a spokesperson for the ... More >>
Rising Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance in Asia-Pacific Region
Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2:08 pm | United Nations
UN Health Agency Warns of Threat From Rising Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance in Asia-Pacific Region More >>
Expert Urges DPR Korea Authorities to Spend Less on Military
Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2:07 pm | United Nations
UN Rights Expert Urges DPR Korea Authorities to Spend Less on Military, More on People New York, Nov 2 2012 6:10PM An independent United Nations expert today voiced continued concern about the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), ... More >>
Attack on Home of Renowned Sexual Violence Doctor
Saturday, 27 October 2012, 1:23 pm | United Nations
UN Chief Condemns Attack on Home of Renowned Sexual Violence Doctor in Eastern DR Congo More >>
Deadly Suicide Bomb Attack During Eid Prayers
Saturday, 27 October 2012, 1:22 pm | United Nations
New York, Oct 26 2012 1:10PM The United Nations top political envoy for Afghanistan today condemned a suicide bomb attack which killed at least 40 people in the country's north, during prayers linked to one of the holiest holidays of the Muslim faith. More >>
