News
Growing Number of Syrian Refugees Worries UN Officials
Voice of America
UN refugee agency says the number of Syrians fleeing to Jordan has doubled in recent days
08/28/12
In wake of Tropical Storm Isaac, UN steps up Haiti humanitarian response
UN News Centre
UN announced that it had begun responding to the humanitarian needs of the local population
08/27/12
Reported beheadings prompt UN call for greater protection of Afghan civilians
UN News Centre
UN strongly condemned today the “gruesome” murder of 17 Afghan civilians
08/27/12
UN chief urges immediate investigation into mass killing of civilians near Damascus
Washington Post
U.N. chief was shocked by reports of the mass killings “and he strongly condemns this appalling and brutal crime”
08/27/12
U.N. body urges G20 action on food prices, waste
Reuters
Senior figures from the G20 will discuss the food price rises this week
08/27/12
Ban reiterates UN commitment to solve Western Sahara dispute
UN News Centre
SG Ban Ki-moon reiterated commitment of the UN to negotiation process to reaching a settlement
08/27/12
UN regional emergency teams on standby to assist Caribbean nations hit by tropical storm
UN News Centre
Storm may become a hurricane by the time it reaches Haiti and the DR, affecting as many as 500,000 people
08/24/12
UN Monitors Exit Syria as Brahimi Describes Civil War
Bloomberg
The 173-strong UN mission ended work yesterday and the last military observer will depart by Aug. 24
08/20/12
UN Chief Welcomes Inauguration of New Somali Federal Parliament As 'Watershed Moment'
All Africa
According to UNPOS, some 215 of the total number of 275 Members of Parliament were sworn in today at an inauguration ceremony
08/20/12
U.S. Contributes To UNHCR
Voice of America
US providing $720 mil, including $100 mil to emergency appeals for populations from Syria, Sudan, and Mali
08/20/12
Iraq - UN envoy welcomes latest transfer of Iranian exiles to transit centre
UN News Centre
Envoy hailed announcement of further transfer of Iranian exiles currently located in a camp outside of Baghdad
08/20/12
Turkey suggests need for UN safe haven in Syria
Reuters
UN may need to create "safe zone" within Syria to accommodate a growing number of refugees
08/20/12
UN Envoy Brahimi seeks unified voice from Security Council on Syria
The Washington Post
Lakhdar Brahimi named to replace former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria
08/19/12
Russia says United Nations should stay in Syria
Reuters
Russia told US it favors a continued UN presence in Syria, warning a U.N. exit from the country would have "serious negative consequences"
08/16/12
UN air drops food to refugees in S. Sudan
AFP
The UN food agency on Wednesday staged a rare air drop of food to thousands of desperate refugees in South Sudan stranded by floods
08/16/12
UN: Security Improving in Western Burma
Voice of America
UN says ecurity situation is improving in Burma's western Rakhine state, where violence between Buddhists and ethnic Rohingya Muslims has left dozens of people dead and tens of thousands displaced
08/16/12
U.N. aid chief says 2.5 million Syrians need assistance
Reuters
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said on Thursday as many as 2.5 million people were in need of aid in Syria
08/16/12
Ban praises Timor-Leste’s progress and consolidation of its security sector
UN News Centre
Ban Ki-moon praised people of Timor-Leste for the progress they have made ten years after the country’s restoration of independence
08/15/12
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says East Timor ready for int’l peacekeepers to leave
The Washington Post
The visit comes after the U.N. Security Council praised the country of 1.1 million people for holding peaceful presidential elections
08/15/12
UN food agency needs $48m to feed hungry Malawians
AFP
The UN's World Food Programme said Tuesday it needs $48 million in food aid for about 11 percent of Malawi's population who will face hunger due to bad crops
08/14/12
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