• Blue economy needed to protect Mediterranean Sea and world’s oceans – UN official

• UNESCO ready to boost assistance as Myanmar moves ahead with reforms

• Libya: UN calls for justice after killings of displaced persons

• UN welcomes charges against army colonel over mass rapes in Guinea

• UN envoy calls on Israel to preserve health of Palestinian detainee on hunger strike

• Ban urges Sudan and South Sudan to make compromises on unresolved disputes

• Ban urges dialogue in dispute over Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

• UN invites countries to tune in for first World Radio Day

• Spanish judge should not be prosecuted for doing his job, says UN rights office

• UN-backed report warns of dangers of increasing electronic waste in West Africa

• General Assembly to discuss latest developments in Syria

• At least 11 Somalis perish in latest Gulf of Aden boat tragedy, UN reports

• UN agency steps up aid delivery to refugees fleeing conflict in Mali

• Asia-Pacific nations wrap up UN forum with plan to advance progress on AIDS targets

• In meeting with Serbian official, Ban welcomes easing of tensions in northern Kosovo

• UN official outlines priorities ahead of sustainable development summit

• Security Council hears call for closer ties between UN and European security bloc

• Global food prices rebound for first time in six months – UN

• Senior UN official urges all sides in the Maldives to pursue dialogue

• UN-backed marine expedition highlights impact of climate change in oceans

• In South Sudan, work begins on UN-backed training centre for ex-soldiers

• Wave of prison deaths in South America sparks alarm from UN human rights office

• Rap artist 50 Cent visits Horn of Africa with UN food relief agency

• Nuclear test ban treaty the focus of Ban’s visit to Austrian capital

• UN wraps up year of forests by highlighting their social and economic value

• Libya: UN welcomes adoption of electoral laws

• UN official urges Syria to immediately end violations against children

• UN official stresses need to boost peacekeeping operations in DR Congo

• Haiti making progress on rule of law, but faces serious challenges – UN expert

• General Assembly President calls for support for housing programme for Palestinians

• Ban voices concern over outbreak of fighting in northern Mali

• Serbia-Kosovo dialogue eases tensions, but challenges remain – UN official

• UN human rights experts express concern about trial of prominent Spanish judge

• Most workers in Afghan brick kilns are bonded child labourers – UN-backed survey

• Ban welcomes launch of Darfur mechanism aimed at helping to resolve conflict

• Criminal violence taking rising toll in Caribbean countries, UN report finds

• South Sudan: UN agencies sound alarm on worsening food shortages

• UN agency defending press freedom condemns murder of Pakistani journalist

• Syria: UN and Arab League consider joint observer mission to try to stop killings