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UN chief urges Syrian President to stop killing his own people Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses high-level meeting on Reform and Transitions to Democracy in Beirut. UN Photo/Evan Schneider Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call on the Syrian leadership to end the ongoing bloodshed in the country, stating that the era of one-man rule and the [...]
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At Abu Dhabi forum, Ban calls for ensuring clean energy future for all Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (2nd right) with participants at the Second Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi. Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called on participants at a forum in Abu Dhabi to help advance the [...]
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Concluding its work, UN refugee agency closes office in Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste (left), presents gifts to UNHCR’s James Lynch at a ceremony marking the closure of the refugee agency’s office in Dili. Photo: UNHCR/K.McKinsey The United Nations refugee agency has closed its office in the Timor-Leste capital, Dili, after more than 12 years, a [...]
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UN agency seeks solution for long-term refugees in eastern Sudan High Commissioner António Guterres with Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees in Shagarab I camp, eastern Sudan. Photo: UNHCR/A.Awad The head of the United Nations refugee agency has praised efforts to find a lasting solution for tens of thousands of long-term refugees in eastern Sudan, most of [...]
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Supermodel and UN advocate Gisele Bündchen backs access to energy in Kenya UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen. Photo: UNEP Supermodel and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen has visited Kenya to experience firsthand the reality of energy poverty and to see how lives are being transformed in the East African country by making sustainable energy [...]
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UN agency worried about insecurity at Somali refugee camps in Horn of Africa UNHCR Dadaab camps, Kenya. Photo: UNHCR The United Nations refugee agency said today it is increasingly concerned about insecurity in and around camps hosting hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees in the Horn of Africa. “The situation is particularly worrying, complex and [...]
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South Sudan: UN reports damage to health centres during Jonglei clashes These orphaned children received food from WFP after a humanitarian mission arrived in the town of Pibor in South Sudan’s Jonglei state on 3 January 2012. Photo: WFP/Rehan Zahid A number of health facilities in South Sudan’s troubled state of Jonglei were damaged and [...]
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UNHCR chief ends Sudan visit with relief for ‘old’ refugees, risks for new ones High Commissioner António Guterres with Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees in Shagarab I camp, eastern Sudan. Photo: UNHCR/A.Awad KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 13 (UNHCR) – UN refugee agency chief António Guterres ended a visit to Sudan this week by hailing efforts towards lasting solutions for [...]
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bundchen Backs ‘Small is Beautiful’ Energy Solutions on First Mission to Africa Gisele visits UNEP Headquarters – Describes her experience in the field. … … On her first official visit to Africa, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and iconic face of fashion, Gisele Bündchen, went to the grassroots level in Kenya to experience [...]
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador: Gisele Bündchen. Gisele Bündchen Super Model Global Ambassador “The environment has always been my passion. Mother Earth is our fundamental life-support system, and by becoming aware and responsible now, we can assist in preserving the planet.” Gisele Bündchen, the world’s highest paid supermodel, is recognized for her long-standing and passionate commitment to [...]
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