Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday applauded a court decision that Japan must halt its annual Antarctic whale hunt, but raised fears it could sidestep the order and begin whaling again under a new “scientific” guise. The United Nations’ Hague-based…
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31 March 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has followed with keen interest the electoral process in El Salvador,…
31 March 2014 – Senior United Nations relief officials began a visit to South sudan today to meet conflict-affected people…
29 March 2014 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned today’s attack on the Kabul headquarters of…
28 March 2014 – Voicing concern about attacks this week on United Nations and non-governmental organization premises in Sittwe in…
28 March 2014 – The United Nations peacekeeping chief today expressed his solidarity with the Afghan people on the eve…
27 March 2014 – The United Nations Human Rights Council today voted to open an international inquiry into alleged war…
27 March 2014 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today certified as polio-free 11 countries in Asia that…
28 March 2014 – With a total of 103 suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola in Guinea, including 66 deaths,…
28 March 2014 – Two United Nations agencies launched today an urgent operation to deliver food, vaccines, nutrition supplements and…
28 March 2014 – A unique, Africa-led United Nations-backed fund designed to improve food security across the continent has become…
28 March 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency today denounced as “scapegoating” the Kenyan Government’s decision earlier this week…
28 March 2014 – A senior United Nations official expressed deep concern today about the ongoing displacement of Palestinians in…
28 March 2014 – The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator warned the Security Council today that as the Syrian civil…
Follow @{0} Malians returning from displacement face deep financial difficultiesBAMAKO, 28 March 2014 (IRIN) – Displaced Malians who have recently…
Follow @{0}West Africa’s first ever Ebola outbreak has erupted in GuineaDAKAR, 26 March 2014 (IRIN) – As health authorities and…
Follow @{0}A child receives the oral polio vaccine as part of emergency response measuresYAOUNDÉ, 26 March 2014 (IRIN) – Three…
Follow @{0}Better contraceptive provision can help cut Burkina’s unwanted pregnanciesOUAGADOUGOU, 24 March 2014 (IRIN) – One-third of all pregnancies in…
27 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to the Ilulissat Icefjord today as he wrapped up his visit to…
27 March 2014 – In a vote that reaffirmed Ukraine’s unity and territorial integrity, the United Nations General Assembly today…