The National Museum of Iraq was reopened on 28 February 2015. Photo: UNESCO 2 March 2015…
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Ukraine death toll hits 6,000 amid ongoing fighting – UN
A reminder of the deadly destruction in the conflict in Mykolaivka in the Donetsk region of…
Continue ReadingSecretary General visits NATO military headquarters in Naples
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Allied personnel for their service and for their contribution to…
Continue ReadingUN envoy dispatches mission to Syria to lay groundwork for Aleppo ‘freeze’
Destruction in the ancient city of Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNESCO 1 March 2015 – The Secretary-General’s…
Continue ReadingOn Zero Discrimination Day, UN urges tolerance for diversity
Zero Discrimination Day is a chance to celebrate diversity and to reject discrimination. CREDITS: UNAids. 1…
Continue ReadingIn Paraguay, UN chief says 2015 a ‘pivotal year’ for international community
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam, the largest operational hydroelectric energy producer in the…
Continue ReadingUN report on ‘interpersonal violence’ shows urgent need to scale up prevention
Global Status Report on Violence Prevention. Credits: WHO, UNDP, UNODC 10 December 2014 – One in…
Continue ReadingCutting crime ‘manifestly important’ to sustainable development, UN Assembly told
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov (left), and President…
Continue ReadingUN health agency launches billion dollar appeal to tackle soaring needs in four crisis-torn countries
A patient at a health clinic in a Protection of Civilian (POC) site in Bor, South…
Continue ReadingBan stresses UN’s impact in past 70 years, urges States to recommit to collective security, rights
Security Council holds meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security. UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz 23…
Continue ReadingSecurity Council condemns ‘heinous’ bomb attacks in Libya
A girl looks out of her house window in Benghazi, Libya. Photo: UNSMIL 21 February 2015…
Continue ReadingOn Mother Language Day, UN spotlights role of native tongue in education
Languages connect the world. Source: UNESCO 21 February 2015 – Mother tongue education is not only…
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