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UN / YEMEN UPDATE
United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the UN and its partners were taking “immediate steps” to contain a cholera outbreak in Yemen with confirmed 14 cases of the infection. UNIFEED
10 May 2017
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / THOMSON
During his visit to the Central African Republic, UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson visited seven peacekeepers wounded in an attack Tuesday in the east of the country. MINUSCA
10 May 2017
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UN / WMO EXTREME WEATHER
Strengthening weather and climate services to protect lives, property and the economy from increasingly extreme and unusual weather is among the pressing issues being discussed at the annual session…
10 May 2017
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UN / ISRAEL
Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said despite statements made by the Security Council condemning terrorist acts around the world, “so many members of this same Council are actually supporting…
11 May 2017
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SOUTH SUDAN / SHEARER PEACEKEEPERS
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) deployed a contingent of Rwandan peacekeepers to Aburoc in Upper Nile State to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to tens of…
11 May 2017
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GENEVA / SYRIA PRESSER
A few days ahead of a start of a new round of UN intra-Syrian talks to be held in Geneva, the United Nations' mediator for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, expressed cautious optimism about a the…
11 May 2017
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VIENNA / ENERGY FORUM
Speaking at the Vienna Energy Forum, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed said countries must “act quickly and decisively” to fulfil the Paris Agreement goals and achieve the Sustainable…
11 May 2017
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UN / GUINEA BISSAU
The Security Council issued a statement expressing their deep concern over the protracted political and institutional crisis in Guinea Bissau as a result of the inability of political stakeholders to…
11 May 2017
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GENEVA / MOSUL REFUGEES
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) opened its 12th camp in northern Iraq to shelter an increasing number of Iraqi families fleeing the fighting in western Mosul. UNTV CH
12 May 2017
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MYANMAR / RETURNEES
Former Myanmar refugee Thant Zin Maung returned home last year from Thailand. After years in a rural camp, he and his family are now adjusting to their new life in big city Yangon. More refugees in…
12 May 2017
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MALI / FALLEN PEACEKEEPERS CEREMONY
A memorial ceremony was held for the four Chadian peacekeepers that were killed last week when their convoy hit a landmine in northern Mali. MINUSMA
10 September 2014
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UN / FINANCING AND DEVELOPMENT
British Member of Parliament and Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn, and Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of United Kingdom to the United Nations discuss…
27 June 2005