UN News stories

25 stories found over the past 45 days
UN chief appoints head of peacekeeping mission in Mali

17 May 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Albert Gerard Koenders of the Netherlands as the head of the recently approved United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.

UN agency prepositions for Darfur refugees in Chad ahead of rainy season

17 May 2013 – With tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in eastern Chad, the United Nations refugee agency today said it is “in a race against time” to deliver aid before heavy rains cut off access to the group escaping violence linked to tribal conflicts.

South Sudan: UN voices deep concern at deteriorating situation in Pibor town

14 May 2013 – The United Nations today voiced deep concern about the deteriorating situation in and around Pibor town in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, including recent violence, looting and displacement, and called on the Government to take immediate action against the perpetrators.

Facing meningitis outbreak, UN and South Sudan announce vaccination campaign in Upper Nile

09 May 2013 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and South Sudan today announced they will carry out a vaccination campaign to address a meningitis outbreak in the Upper Nile state that has killed three people.

South Sudan: UN official urges key role for women in drafting new constitution

07 May 2013 – Women must play a greater role in South Sudan’s political life, from drawing up the country’s constitution to translating it into law, a United Nations official has urged, as the African nation prepares to draft its first legal framework.