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‘End impunity for crimes against journalists’
“I pay tribute to the courage of all media personnel who put their lives on the line for the sake of truth,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on the occasion of International Day to End Impunity for...November 2, 2016 1086 0 -
Why is the Security Council not ending Syrian suffering?
With another 400 Syrians killed and 2000 more injured in besieged Aleppo alone, a UN humanitarian official has appealed to the Security Council for action to stop the bloodshed in the devastated Arab country. The latest...October 27, 2016 1160 0 -
Wonder Woman chosen UN Ambassador amid silent protests
Wonder Woman, the iconic superhero, has been made a United Nations honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls, despite a petition arguing against the decisio The controversial choice came emerged, as the UN teamed...October 23, 2016 843 0 -
‘Crimes of epic proportion’ in Aleppo as ceasefire shattered
Weeks of aerial bombings by Bashar al Assad regime and Russian forces and rebel counterattacks have heaped further misery on besieged Syrian civilians in Aleppo, who have refused to leave the shattered city during a three-day...October 23, 2016 791 0 -
Wonder Woman named UN Ambassador amid silent protests
Wonder Woman, the iconic superhero, has been made a United Nations honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls, despite a petition arguing against the decisio The controversial choice came emerged, as the UN teamed...October 23, 2016 883 0 -
UN experts ask India to release human rights activist Khurram Parvez
Top United Nations experts have urged the Indian government to immediately release human rights activist Khurram Parvez, who was arrested last month in Indian controlled Kashmir under a controversial public safety act. “Mr. Parvez is a...October 20, 2016 760 0 -
Aleppo faces total destruction : UN
Another gory chapter of Syrian conflict plays out in just a fortnight – around 400 massacred including 200 children, thousands maimed and injured, hospitals eliminated, reports of barrel bombs and all sorts of ammunition on civilian...October 7, 2016 854 0 -
António Guterres set to be next UN secretary general
António Guterres, the former Portuguese prime minister, is set to be the next UN secretary general, after the Security Council agreed he should replace Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, whose term expires at the end of...October 6, 2016 962 0 -
Climate change hits poor communities the hardest with no easy way forward
There is a growing evidence that climate change is taking the largest toll on poor and vulnerable people – due mainly to inequalities that persist as a result governmental failures. The protection against climate hazards lies...October 4, 2016 935 0 -
UN urges immediate Pakistan-India deescalation; renews mediation offer
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent deescalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and an end to violence in the region. The UN chief made that call during a meeting with Pakistan’s UN Ambassador...September 30, 2016 867 0
