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UN urges probe into serious human rights abuses by traditional hunters in Côte d’Ivoire
06 December 2013 The United Nations today released a report calling for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Côte d’Ivoire by traditional hunters called Dozos for over four years beginning in March 2009.
UN chief pays tribute to life and legacy of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela
05 December 2013 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his profound sadness at the passing of Nelson Mandela, extolling the life of the late human rights lawyer, prisoner of conscience, international peacemaker and first democratically-elected President of post-apartheid South Africa as an inspiration for all.
Central African Republic: Security Council approves new peacekeeping force
05 December 2013 Seriously concerned that the new dynamic of violence and retaliation in the Central African Republic (CAR) could divide the country along religious and ethnic lines and potentially “spiral into an uncontrollable situation,” the United Nations Security Council today authorized an African-led and French-backed peacekeeping force to quell the spiralling violence.
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai among winners of 2013 UN human rights prize
05 December 2013 A well-known Pakistani student activist and an anti-slavery campaigner from Mauritania are among the winners of the 2013 United Nations Human Rights Prize, it was announced today.
International Volunteer Day: Ban highlights potential of youth as agents of change
05 December 2013 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the millions of young volunteers around the world who are acting globally for social change, marking this year’s International Volunteer Day.
UN tribunals have lessons to offer on helping States deliver justice, Security Council told
05 December 2013 As the United Nations tribunals set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and the 1994 Rwandan genocide prepare to conclude their work, there are lessons to be learned in terms of building the national capacity of States to deliver justice, officials from the courts told the Security Council today.
“Climate-smart” agriculture needed to steer food security through changing weather, Ban says
05 December 2013 Agroforestry, diversification of crops with legumes and other practical measures must be scaled up to end hunger while meeting the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a global conference on the issue today.
OSCE contributions to security, development, human rights ‘indispensable’ – UN chief
05 December 2013 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the vital partnership between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), stressing in particular the regional body’s role in averting conflict and advancing peace and development.
Yemen: UN officials strongly condemn terrorist attacks against defence ministry
05 December 2013 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Adviser for Yemen have both strongly condemned the terrorist attacks today against the country’s Ministry of Defence that reportedly killed more than 20 people and caused many injuries.
Top UN envoy in Somalia deplores deadly attack against Puntland forces
05 December 2013 The top United Nations envoy in Somalia has strongly condemned a violent and “cowardly” attack on Puntland government forces today that reportedly killed several people and injured dozens of others.
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