• Afghanistan: UN condemns terrorist attack on partner agency’s compound

• Continuing push for Great Lakes peace, UN chief in Uganda after visit to Rwanda

• UN agency calls on Syria’s neighbours to keep borders open for refugees

• Japan must continue efforts to deactivate Fukushima nuclear plant – UN agency

• UN human rights expert welcomes shift in President Obama’s counter-terrorism policy

• UN human rights office urges trial to be decided on merits after Guatemalan court overturns Ríos Montt conviction

• UN expert group urges new Icelandic authorities to sustain gender empowerment efforts

• Nepal: Ban urges all parties to ‘maintain momentum’ to hold elections within timetable

• UN report highlights benefits of school meal programmes in crisis settings

• Deploring attacks in Niger, Security Council says perpetrators must be brought to justice

• Politics has too much sway over culture, education in Bosnia and Herzegovina – UN expert

• UN rights experts call for stronger protection of victims of caste-based discrimination

• As UN marks Buddhist holiday, Ban says spiritual ideals can help tackle global challenges

• Ban strongly condemns two suicide bombings in north-west Niger

• UN official encourages Kyrgyzstan to tackle causes of 2010 inter-communal violence

• UN official highlights positive trends in Africa to protect indigenous people’s rights

• Japan to host world conference on disaster risk reduction in 2015 – UN

• DR Congo: In Goma, Secretary-General hails regional accord as ‘best chance for peace in years’

• Sudan: UN humanitarian chief urges stronger bridges between humanitarian, development work

• Global economic growth still sluggish, with prospect of gradual improvement – UN report

• Greater attention needed for safe childbirths, UN urges on inaugural Day to end obstetric fistula

• UN expanding mine action work in Mali

• Political participation by indigenous peoples in Latin America still low – UN report

• International community must help Darfur become self-sufficient – UN official

• Security Council extends UN political mission in Guinea-Bissau

• Guinea: UN official initiates consultations between Government, opposition leaders

• Amid turmoil in Mideast, UN envoy urges ‘concerted action’ to resume Israeli-Palestinian talks

• UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in Fukushima

• On joint visit to DR Congo, UN and World Bank chiefs voice support for latest peace effort

• UN urges collective efforts to achieve ‘water secure world’ on Day for Biological Diversity

• UN emergency fund provides $9.8 million to assist Syrian refugees in Jordan

• On World Day, UN encourages joining ‘do one thing for diversity and inclusion’ campaign

• Central African Republic: UN measles vaccination campaign to protect 125,000 children

• Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa – UN report

• UN agency steps up efforts to help Niger respond to cholera epidemic

• Hunger, poverty rates in Egypt up sharply over past three years – UN report

• Number of Syrians in need of humanitarian aid rises to over 8 million – UN

• UN global disasters forum opens with condolences for Oklahoma City tornado victims

• Greater efforts, resources needed to improve health of Palestinian refugees – UN report

• UN envoy proposes set of principles to guide peace efforts in DR Congo

• In campaign to stem food waste, UN agency spotlights traditional preservation methods

• UN chief promotes education, gender empowerment during final day of Mozambique visit

• Post-2015 development agenda must focus on equality – UN experts