World: UN missions in Africa making progress on new challenges, says UN...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: World12 September 2013 – The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations today highlighted the important progress being made since the beginning of the year on...
View ArticleSomalia: UN Envoy: with Somalia on verge of 'great things,' more...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Somalia12 September 2013 – While praising the people and Government of Somalia, along with their international partners, for being “on the brink of achieving truly great...
View ArticleIraq: UN announces transfer of remaining Iranian exiles Camp Ashraf to...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Iraq12 September 2013 – A United Nations official in Iraq today announced the successful relocation of the last group of Camp Ashraf residents to a camp near the Baghdad...
View ArticleIraq: UN envoy condemns attack against worshippers in Iraq
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Iraq12 September 2013 – A senior United Nations official in Iraq today strongly condemned a suicide bomb attack against a mosque in the northern area of Baghdad, which...
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Syrian Arab Republic: Syria - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #23, Fiscal Year...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Canada, Egypt, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom...
View ArticleWorld: At ‘tipping point’ in fight against AIDS, TB and malaria, UN-backed...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: World12 September 2013 – With a $15 billion investment over the next three years, the global community can make huge strides towards defeating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Insight-Syria govt struggles with supplies, but holding on
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicSource: Reuters - Thu, 12 Sep 2013 02:26 PMBy Yara Bayoumy and Maha El DahanBEIRUT/ABU DHABI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - For a government under siege...
View ArticleGuinea-Bissau: Security Council urges Guinea-Bissau elections to be held ‘as...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Guinea-Bissau12 September 2013 – The United Nations Security Council has called on Bissau Guinean authorities to resolve any outstanding issues and allow the start of...
View ArticleIndia: Religious riots displace 10,000 in northern India – report
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: IndiaSource: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Thu, 12 Sep 2013 01:29 PM Author: Nita BhallaNEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Around 10,000 people have been forced...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Battles rage in Syria Christian town: security source
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Syrian Arab Republic09/14/2013 16:08 GMTDAMASCUS, September 14, 2013 (AFP) - Syria's army battled rebels for control of the ancient Christian town of Maalula near...
View ArticleIndia: Powerful bomb blast in India's northeast kills nine
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: India09/14/2013 05:57 GMTSHILLONG, September 14, 2013 (AFP) - A powerful bomb blast in India's restive northeast -- plagued for decades by separatist violence --...
View ArticleIndia: Indian security forces kill 14 Maoist rebels
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: India09/14/2013 08:44 GMTBHUBANESWAR, September 14, 2013 (AFP) - Security forces killed 14 Maoists in a firefight in eastern India on Saturday, police said, marking...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Chemical weapons deal “positive”, but must be only...
Source: AmnestyCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicAmnesty International welcomes steps announced today which would pave the way for Syria’s chemical weapons to be placed under international control and...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Secretary-General receives Syria's formal accession to...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Syrian Arab Republic14 September 2013 – Welcoming the news that Russia and the United States have reached an agreement on a framework for Syria to destroy all of its...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton...
Source: European UnionCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicCatherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following...
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World: UN Use of Private Military and Security Companies: Practices and Policies
Source: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed ForcesCountry: WorldAlthough subject to little discussion, the UN has increasingly paid private military and security companies (PMSCs) for a...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: RDC: le paludisme a tué 21 000 personnes en...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoLe paludisme a fait 21 000 décès en 2012 en RDC. Le médecin-directeur du Programme national de lutte contre le paludisme (PNLP), docteur...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Nord-Kivu: les communautés de Pinga...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoLes communautés ethniques du Nord-Kivu, appuyées par la Monusco et certaines organisations humanitaires, s’engagent à conjuguer leurs efforts...
View ArticleSomalia: Security Council Press Statement on Somalia (13 September 2013)
Source: UN Security CouncilCountry: SomaliaSC/11121 AFR/2692The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gary Quinlan ( Australia):On 12 September, the United...
View ArticleEthiopia: In Ethiopia, a far-reaching health worker programme has helped...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: EthiopiaThe efforts of health extension workers in Ethiopia have contributed to a sharp reduction in child mortality rates over the last decade.By Sarah CroweThe 2013...
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