14 August 2014 – With the addition of Aguas da Prata, Brazil, two thousand cities worldwide are now enrolled in…
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Global / International news and media releases covering America, Asia, Europe, Middle-East, Oceania and the World beyond.
14 August 2014 – The United Nations has designated its highest level emergency for the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, citing…
13 August 2014 – As Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi continues to form a new Government, the United Nations Security…
10 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today’s announcement by Egypt that the Israelis and the Palestinians have accepted…
8 August 2014 – As violence escalates in Lebanon, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners are distributing…
8 August 2014 – Gravely concerned for the physical safety of civilians in northern Iraq and the humanitarian situation in…
8 August 2014 – Amid renewed hostilities in Gaza, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called firmly on the parties to…
8 August 2014 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today voiced grave concern over the escalating…
8 August 2014 – A senior United Nations human rights official today declared the situation in Eastern Ukraine “extremely alarming”…
7 August 2014 – The head of the UN agency mandated to defend press freedom today condemned the death of…
7 August 2014 – As Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists continue to overrun areas of northern…
6 August 2014 – The top United Nations official in Iraq today urged the country’s political leadership to set aside…
6 August 2014 – As the temporary ceasefire continues to hold in Gaza, senior United Nations officials today urged Israelis…
4 August 2014 – Encompassing political intrigue, obsession and violence, William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet’ is being re-enacted today at the…
4 August 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his opposition to the renewed fighting over the disputed…
31 July 2014 – In the wake of the recent downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, the United…
30 July 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an immediate halt to hostilities in eastern Ukraine so that…
5 August 2014 – The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) expressed “extreme concern” today over reports that some 40 children…
5 August 2014 – More people in besieged and difficult-to-reach areas of Syria are getting food due to a Security…
5 August 2014 – Following the announcement yesterday of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions, United Nations Secretary-General Ban…