9 October 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined global partners, including the head of the World Bank, at…
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30 September 2014 – Addressing the General Assembly this morning, Suriname’s Foreign Minister Winston Guno Lackin called on the United…
18 September 2014 – On her first country visit as UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, acclaimed British actor Emma Watson in…
12 September 2014 – A Colombian women’s rights group, whose members put their lives on the line to assist survivors…
18 August 2014 – As protests intensify over the killing of an American teenager in Missouri, United Nations Secretary-General Ban…
14 August 2014 – With the addition of Aguas da Prata, Brazil, two thousand cities worldwide are now enrolled in…
17 July 2014 – Haiti, often cited as one of the least developed countries in the Western Hemisphere, has reached…
16 July 2014 – Deeply concerned by the “urgent humanitarian situation” of unaccompanied child migrants from Central America, Secretary-General Ban…
16 July 2014 – In a first-ever visit to the Dominican Republic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today addressed the…
15 July 2014 – Calling them “the backbone” of Haiti, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised national police recruits and the…
14 July 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for intensified efforts to ensure access to safe drinking water and…
14 July 2014 – The United Nations today announced the allocation of $1.4 million from an emergency account to vaccinate…
13 July 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Haiti and the Dominican Republic starting Monday to…
10 July 2014 – An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged the Government of Honduras to address the…
4 July 2014 – Four years after the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, it is time to move from a…
27 June 2014 – The United Nations today expressed concern about the continuing human rights violations reportedly taking place in…
25 June 2014 – Disconnecting water from people who cannot pay their bills is an affront to their human rights,…
20 June 2014 – A group of United Nations human rights experts on the African diaspora today called on the…
16 June 2014 – Following confirmation that President Juan Manuel Santos has been re-elected, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today…
15 June 2014 – As the Group of 77 Summit ends today with a focus on creating a new sustainable…