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  • Families in Gaza move into new UN-built shelters

    2012-5-18 14:39:00

    24 April 2012 – More than 1,300 Palestinians living in Gaza’s Khan Younis camp will move into 223 housing units built by the United Nations agency assisting refugees in that area, with the financial support of the Netherlands, it was a...

  • UN report: climate change to exacerbate freshwater...

    2012-5-17 9:45:00

    23 April 2012 – Climate change will exacerbate water stress in Pacific Islands, particularly small islands that rely on seasonal rain for their freshwater needs, according to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, issued in Ba...

  • Ending hunger critical to ensuring development tha...

    2012-5-16 9:36:00

    19 April 2012 – The world must tackle the urgent challenge of ending hunger if it is to ensure a model of development that is sustainable over the long term, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stressed tod...

  • On annual World Book Day, UN stresses importance o...

    2012-5-15 9:30:00

    23 April 2012 – Marking World Book and Copyright Day, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today highlighted the importance of translation to ensuring that everyone has access to the treme...

  • UN disaster reduction office launches initiative t...

    2012-5-14 11:15:00

    18 April 2012 – The United Nations office for disaster risk reduction today launched a new initiative to help cities across the world manage risk following the worst year on record for economic losses caused by disasters.

    The ...

  • WFP resumes airlifts of emergency food in Mali

    2012-5-10 14:25:00

    20 April 2012 – The World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that the airlift of emergency food had resumed in Mali, where an estimated 1.2 million people are in need of assistance.

    “Up to now, a number of airports are...

  • Kenya: UNAIDS welcomes High Court judgment on anti...

    2012-5-9 9:53:00

    20 April 2012 – The lead United Nations agency dealing with the global HIV/AIDS response commended today the High Court of Kenya for a ruling on an anti-counterfeit law that will safeguard access to affordable generic medicines.

  • UN welcomes new guidelines for couples on HIV test...

    2012-5-8 9:28:00

    19 April 2012 – The lead United Nations agency dealing with the global AIDS response today called on all countries to implement new guidelines that encourage couples to go together for HIV testing to ascertain their status.

    &l...

  • UN industrial development agency and China agree t...

    2012-5-7 9:20:00

    19 April 2012 – The United Nations agency tasked with promoting industrial development and China today signed an agreement to expand cooperation in the field of multilateral environmental conventions and other areas of mutual interest.
    ...

  • On centenary of Titanic sinking, UN official urges...

    2012-5-4 9:17:00

    13 April 2012 – On the centenary of the sinking of the passenger liner Titanic on its maiden voyage from the United Kingdom to New York, the head of the United Nations agency responsible for maritime safety has urged Governments and the ship...

  • Assembly chief urges scientific approaches to sust...

    2012-5-3 9:17:00

    18 April 2012 – The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, warned today that economic growth that relies on unsustainable patterns of consumption and production is undermining humankind’s quest for harmony with ...

  • UN chief congratulates new World Bank President

    2012-5-2 9:20:00

    17 April 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Dr. Jim Yong Kim on his appointment as the 12th President of the World Bank, noting that he brings to the Bank the mix of professional development expertise and personal commi...

  • UN official stresses need for humanitarian aid in ...

    2012-4-28 10:04:00

    13 April 2012 – With at least a million people in need of urgent humanitarian help in Syria, the immediate priority for humanitarian organizations is to obtain unhindered access, especially to people in areas which have seen heavy fighting, ...

  • UN agency to help 12 Eastern European countries ge...

    2012-4-27 9:43:00

    13 April 2012 – The United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will support efforts by 12 countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia to manage their vast stocks of obsolete pesticides.

    An estimated 2...

  • UN envoy speaks out against reported child soldier...

    2012-4-26 11:16:00

    13 April 2012 – The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today voiced grave concern over reports of recruitment of child soldiers by Tuareg rebels and Islamist militias in northern Mali, stressing that both groups have a resp...

  • UN official highlights role of business sector in ...

    2012-4-25 10:53:00

    11 April 2012 – The business and industry sectors play a key role in leading countries towards sustainable development, a top United Nations official said today, adding that their collaboration and partnerships with governments are essential...

  • Bangladesh: UN agency launches nutrition support c...

    2012-4-24 10:56:00

    19 March 2012 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today it will begin rolling out a new campaign aimed at providing nutritional support to Bangladeshi children and pregnant and nursing women.

    The campaign, ...

  • South Sudan: As civilian disarmament takes place, ...

    2012-4-23 10:22:00

    6 April 2012 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan today urged South Sudanese security forces to ensure human rights are respected as the civilian disarmament process takes place in the country's Jonglei state.

  • High-level UN group aims to help countries improve...

    2012-4-20 10:15:00

    10 April 2012 – High-level officials tasked by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with promoting good nutrition have today agreed to focus on ensuring that support to countries produces tangible results, and that resources for country-led actions ar...

  • Head of UN cultural agency urges warring factions ...

    2012-4-19 9:52:00

    2 April 2012 – The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today voiced concern about the risks posed by the latest fighting in Mali to the World Heritage site of Timbuktu and called on the parti...