Month: December 2016
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Ban, bidding farewell to staff and delegations at UN Headquarters
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said goodbye to staff and Permanent Representatives at United Nations Headquarters in New York, saying that though he…
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UN’s 2016 Year in Review: Challenges and milestones for the international community
The year 2016 was a challenging one for the international community, with the conflict in Syria worsening despite efforts to…
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UN study reveals record number of demolitions in occupied Palestinian territory in 2016
A recently completed United Nations study indicates that during 2016, Israeli authorities demolished or seized 1,089 Palestinian-owned structures throughout the…
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EU commits additional 7 million Euros to support UNICEF in Iraq
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received a new pledge of 7 million Euros from the European Union to…
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2016 remains on track to be hottest year on record
The year 2016 remains on track to be the hottest year on record, with average global temperatures set to break…
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Struggling to survive: Stories from Yemen’s collapsing health system
Yemen’s children are at the heart of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Ten million children are in urgent need of…
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Latest Mediterranean tragedy pushes number of people perishing in 2016 beyond 5,000 – UN
Highlighting that the number of casualties in the Mediterranean Sea this year has crossed 5,000 with the latest reports of…
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UN General Assembly revises biennial budget to $5.61 billion; approves $639.53 million for special political missions
Concluding the main part of its 71st session, the United Nations General Assembly last night adopted 15 texts – 14…
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UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements as ‘significant step’
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment of Israeli settlements in…
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Majority of trafficking victims are women and girls; one-third children – new UN report
According to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the vast majority of all…
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