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EUROPE / ENERGY CRUNCH
A new report from the World Bank warns that countries in Europe and Central Asia could face an energy crunch in the next five to six years due to increasing demand for heat and electricity and…
17 March 2010
Media Stakeouts
Humanitarian Chief Briefs Press on Mali
Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks to journalists following a closed-door meeting of the Security Council on the situation in…
18 March 2013
News Stories
DARFUR / GAMBARI
The new head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Ibrahim Gambari arrived today in El Fasher to assume his duties as Joint Special Representative (JSR) and head of UNAMID.…
25 January 2010
Meetings & Events
Opening of 2013 Geneva International Model UN
Joshua Lincoln (right), Chef de Cabinet of the Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva, addresses the opening of the Geneva International Model United Nations Annual Conference 2013 (GIMUN 2013).
18 March 2013
General Assembly
President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros addresses the General Assembly
President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros addresses the General Assembly
24 September 2014
News Stories
HAITI / SCAVENGERS
Quake survivors are scavenging scrap iron and metals from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Port-au-Prince and in dump sites on the outskirts of the city. But some of the debris is collected…
3 February 2010
News Stories
HAITI / DAMAGED SCHOOLS
A Jacmel preschool run by nuns belonging to the Lauritas Religious Order was badly damaged in January's earthquake. UNICEF has provided three large tents, along with 20 early childhood…
6 April 2010
News Stories
GENEVA / HAITI RESPONSE
WHO health expert Dr. Eric Laroche says that with years of conflict in the country and the latest cyclones and floods, the people are malnourished and prone to disease, "and adding to that the…
14 January 2010
Human Rights Council
Rights Council Holds Dialogue with Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Fact-Finding Mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social…
18 March 2013
News Stories
UN / 2010 UN WORLD ECONOMIC PROSPECTS REPORT
The latest UN World Economic Situation and Prospects report says that the global economic recovery is expected to remain sluggish, inflation will stay low and employment prospects will remain bleak.…
26 May 2010
News Stories
UN / SG WOMEN PEACEKEEPING
Speaking at a meeting on global efforts to increase female participation in UN policing in Peacekeeping Operations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that "by empowering women, we build better…
4 June 2010
Side Events
NGO Briefing -- "Forever Free: Celebrating Emancipation"
A briefing was held for NGOs on the theme, ""Forever Free: Celebrating Emancipation"", as part of a series of events being held at UN Headquarters in connection with the…
18 March 2013