UN scales up food assistance for more than 80,000 people in South Sudan An internally displaced mother and her children among IDPs in South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS/Gideon Pibor 31 January 2012 – The United Nations World Food Programme announced today that it will scale up its assistance to reach 80,000 people affected by the recent [...]

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Former Haitian leader must face charges for human rights abuses, says UN 31 January 2012 – The United Nations today voiced its concern at reports that former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier may not face charges relating to the serious human rights violations that took place during his 15-year rule, while stressing that justice must be ensured [...]

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UN welcomes Iraqi ratification of pact on rights of persons with disabilities Celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities. UN Photo/Fardin Waezi 30 January 2012 The United Nations welcomed today the ratification by Iraq of a convention that protects, promotes, and ensures the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights by persons with [...]

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Top UN officials discuss preparations for sustainable development conference 30 January 2012 The heads of the General Assembly and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) met today to discuss preparations for the UN Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20), which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June. The discussions between Assembly [...]

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UNESCO forum to discuss role of Holocaust education in fighting prejudice 30 January 2012 Historians and researchers will gather in Paris tomorrow for a United Nations forum designed to address the impact that Holocaust remembrance can have in stemming the tide of intolerance around the world. The conference, which will be hosted by the UN [...]

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With new blueprint in hand, Ban calls for action to chart more sustainable future Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the launch of report by his High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability. UN Photo/ Eskinder Debebe 30 January 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for action on a new blueprint for creating a [...]

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UN and Intel unveil initiative on technology-based training for midwives A midwife attending to an expectant mother in a health centre in northern Uganda. Photo: IRIN/Charles Akena  30 January 2012 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the computing company Intel today unveiled a joint effort to strengthen the skills of midwives and community health [...]

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UN experts begin assessment of effects of Fukushima nuclear accident Destroyed Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Photo: UNSCEAR/ Wolfgang Weiss 30 January 2012 Sixty international experts assessing the radiation exposures and health effects resulting from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan last March kicked off a week-long meeting today in [...]

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Child refugees from Libyan crisis in Norway for UN resettlement process Displaced children from Ajdabiya play in the grounds of a converted construction camp in Benghazi, Libya. Photo: OCHA A group of 33 unaccompanied children who spent months in a refugee camp in Tunisia after fleeing last year’s turmoil in Libya have arrived in Norway [...]

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UN agency seeks $300 million to assist Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza The United Nations today launched an emergency appeal for just over $300 million to assist Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank who are still dealing with the effects of the conflict that ended three years ago as well [...]

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