12 December 2013 – The United Nations and its humanitarian partners are ramping up efforts to assist more than 800,000…
Browsing: United Nations
12 December 2013 – The United Nations team probing the use of chemical weapons in Syria, which in September found…
11 December 2013 – A senior United Nations humanitarian official today voiced concern as Israeli demolitions in the Jordan Valley…
10 December 2013 – As the Syrian crisis passes the tragic 1,000-day mark, the United Nations refugee agency is working…
10 December 2013 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today voiced grave concern…
9 December 2013 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today called on the Iraqi Government to…
9 December 2013 – The Government of Israel has decided to resume the transfer of construction materials for United Nations…
16 December 2013 – The United Nations peacekeeping in South Sudan is deeply concerned about a new bout of fighting…
The amount of electrical waste, anything with a battery or cord, is expected to increase from 54 million tons to 72 million tons worldwide in 2017 according to the United Nations.
The first UN aid flight from Iraq landed in northeastern Syria on Sunday with badly needed supplies, after a winter storm delayed it for several days, the United Nations said. UN aid agencies have “started airlifting urgently needed humanitarian aid…
14 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have strongly condemned an attack in the north-eastern Malian…
The top United Nations official has welcomed the signing of long-awaited accords between the Government of the Democratic Republic of…
13 December 2013 – The humanitarian situation in the conflict-wracked Central African Republic (CAR) is deteriorating, with 450 people killed…
13 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is taking to the airwaves today to make a personal appeal to the…
The United Nations family today mourned the loss – and celebrated the enduring legacy – of Nelson Mandela, the former…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Nelson Mandela was “a giant for justice” whose “selfless struggle for human dignity, equality and freedom” inspired many people around the world. http://news.sky.com/story/1178430/nelson-mandela-dies-president-confirms…
The United Nations is to seek more international aid to shelter and give temporary jobs to millions displaced by the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon in history, officials said Friday. “Providing shelter and rebuilding lives is an urgent priority,” said…
A militia accused of mass rape and murder in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is ready to lay down its weapons, the head of the UN mission said Friday, urging the army to restore order in the vicinity. A self-defence militia led by “General” Sheka…
The United Nations on Thursday began distributing fuel in Gaza to keep critical infrastructure running as fears of a health crisis grow over accumulating rubbish and sewage, an official said. “Fuel is actually coming in, as of today, through the Kerem…
The UN atomic watchdog said Thursday that Iran has invited it to visit the heavy water production plant at its Arak site on December 8, for the first time since August 2011. “I can inform the board that we have received an invitation from Iran to visit…