Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) stands with Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, seen here showing their hospital…
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Taliban 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…
Continue ReadingEbola: UN says health workers in Sierra Leone to receive hazard pay using mobile money
Ambulance depot near an emergency response centre, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Ambulances and drivers have to…
Continue ReadingScale-up in effective malaria control dramatically reduces deaths
9 DECEMBER 2014 ¦ GENEVA – The number of people dying from malaria has fallen dramatically…
Continue ReadingIsrael must curb ‘continuous stream’ of protest fatalities in Occupied Palestinian Territory – UN
Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein, recently appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, holds his first press conference…
Continue ReadingUN meeting urges critical improvements to health systems of Ebola-affected countries
Mandatory handwashing at the entrance to the village of Bokoulouma, Guinea, to combat the outbreak of…
Continue ReadingUN congratulates frontline workers battling Ebola in West Africa
Frontline workers battling Ebola in West Africa. Photo: UNMEER/Christopher Bailey 10 December 2014 – The United…
Continue ReadingBan urges Lima conference to agree draft text as basis for 2015 climate deal
Secretary-General ban Ki-moon addresses the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru. 9 December 2014 –…
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