Top United Nations officials have condemned attacks last night against a UN/Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) aid convoy, as well as a SARC warehouse and health clinic in Urum al-Kubra (Big Orem), northwest of Aleppo city in Syria, in which about 20 civilians and one SARC staff member were killed and vital food and medical […]
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New UN report finds that without obstacles Occupied Palestinian Territory’s economy could easily double gross domestic product
Sept. 12, 2016 – The economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory could easily produce twice the gross domestic product (GDP) it generates now, while unemployment and poverty could recede significantly, according a new United Nations report. “Surveying a number of studies, the report reveals the channels through which occupation deprives the Palestinian people of their […]
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Honduras: Killing of rights defenders highlight perils they face, says UN rights office
Aug. 22, 2016 – With at least eight human rights defenders killed in Honduras this year, two United Nations and international rights experts said the country is one of the most hostile and dangerous for rights defenders and urged the Government to take urgent steps to ensure their protection. “The Government of Honduras must immediately […]
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‘Let’s build bridges, not walls,’ says UN chief, urging all countries to help refugees and migrants
Aug. 12, 2016 – Encouraging young refugees gathered for an event at resettlement centre in Los Angeles to “study hard [and] be a full part of your new communities,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the United States and other countries to keep reaching out to people in need, wherever they are, because “we will […]
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On anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, Ban urges all States to ‘galvanize global will for disarmament’
Aug. 6, 2016 – With global tensions rising and progress on nuclear disarmament hard to find, “the world needs the Hibakusha spirit more than ever,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, citing the determination and perseverance of those survivors of the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks as an example for championing peace […]
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In Iraq, UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor urges help for children ‘ripped from their homes’
Aug. 2, 2016 – Just back from crisis-riven northern Iraq, were he visited refugee camps for Iraqi and Syrian families and children, actor Ewan McGregor, an Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for more action to save children suffering the devastating effects of brutal conflicts and crises. “Many of the children […]