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8 stories found over the past 45 days
CAR: UN agency ‘condemns in strongest possible terms’ killing of teen linked to rebels

10 May 2013 – The United Nations Children’s Fund today condemned in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy in the Central African Republic (CAR) associated with the Séléka rebel coalition and called for the release of all children linked to the group.

Natural resource revenues could nearly double school access in developing nations – UN study

07 May 2013 – Developing countries rich in natural resources can make huge gains towards universal schooling if they managed resource revenues better and devoted a significant share to education, according to a United Nations study released today.

Palestinian refugees displaced in ever greater numbers by Syrian violence, says UN agency

30 April 2013 – Increasing numbers of Palestinian refugees in Syria are being killed, injured or displaced amid the intensifying violence in the Middle Eastern country, a United Nations agency warned today as it appealed to all sides to resolve the conflict through dialogue and political negotiations.

Central African Republic: amid worsening violence, UN refugee agency warns against forcible returns

30 April 2013 – The United Nations refugee agency today urged countries to refrain from repatriating refugees to the Central African Republic (CAR), amid worsening violence and human rights abuses there.

UN official voices concern at reported child rights abuses in Central African Republic

25 April 2013 – A senior United Nations official today voiced deep concern about reports of widespread violations committed by the Séléka rebel coalition against children in the Central African Republic (CAR), including killing, sexual violence and recruitment into armed groups.

Syria: with aid efforts dramatically hobbled, UN officials call on Council to act

18 April 2013 – Humanitarian organizations are facing enormous and dramatically growing constraints in aiding millions of Syrians overwhelmed by the “human catastrophe” that the war-torn country has become, top United Nations officials warned today, calling on the Security Council to at last do something to end the horror.

Darfur: UN calls for humanitarian access to civilians protected by peacekeepers

16 April 2013 – Senior United Nations officials in Sudan today called for immediate humanitarian access to areas of southern Darfur where tens of thousands of civilians have gathered for safety near African Union-UN peacekeeping bases but where ongoing fighting prevents relief teams from reaching them.

Prosecuting past crimes provides hope to survivors in Guatemala – UN envoy

12 April 2013 – A senior United Nations official today welcomed the efforts of Guatemalan authorities to investigate crimes of sexual violence that occurred during the country's 36-year internal conflict, and urged authorities to ensure a fair trail and protections for the witnesses and others involved.