Fatimata M’Baye (right) and Philip Alston, two members of the International Commission of Inquiry on the…
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Genocide occurs when ‘warning signs’ ignored, action not taken – UN deputy chief
A wide view of the special event on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli-Palestinian conflict heads into uncharted territory as mistrust deepens, UN official warns
Assistant Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs, Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, briefs the Security Council on the…
Continue ReadingUN envoy describes ‘sense of self-confidence’ among those battling Ebola outbreak
This Ebola survivor now assists with child care at the Ebola Treatment Unit’s Child Care Centre…
Continue ReadingWorld Bank: despite ‘fragile’ global economy, low oil prices to spur recovery in developing countries
Gassing up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: the latest edition of Global Economic Prospects (GEP) says lower…
Continue ReadingCôte d’Ivoire: Welcoming recent progress, UN envoy urges vigilance in run-up to elections
Special Representative and head of the UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) Aïchatou Mindaoudou, briefs the…
Continue Reading‘2015 can and must be time for global action,’ Ban declares, briefing UN Assembly on year’s priorities
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the General Assembly on the UN’s priorities. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 8 January…
Continue ReadingIn Liberia, UN Ebola mission chief commends progress, warns against ‘complacency’
Head of UNMEER Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (second right) meets in Monrovia with Special Representative for…
Continue ReadingUN health agency says no Ebola detected in Iraq, calls reports of cases ‘rumours
Photo: WHO/C. Banluta 6 January 2015 – Despite reports of Ebola cases in Mosul in several…
Continue ReadingCourage of Ebola health workers should inspire greater efforts by all, says Ban
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) stands with Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, seen here showing their hospital…
Continue ReadingTaliban attack on Pakistan school an act of ‘horror and rank cowardice’, says UN chief
Pupil of a primary school class in Pakistan. Photo: UNESCO/Akhtar Soomro 16 December 2014 – United…
Continue ReadingUN capacities ‘pushed to the limit’ in 2014, Ban says in year-end wrap-up
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Mark Garten 17 December 2014 – After…
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