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At a development forum in Mexico City, Secretary-General Ban called for a renewed global partnership to reduce poverty as the deadline for globally agreed development targets approaches.

At a development forum in Mexico City, Secretary-General Ban called for a renewed global partnership to reduce poverty as the deadline for globally agreed development targets approaches. "The stage is set for wider, deeper progress." he said. UN/P. Filgueiras

The unrest in eastern Ukraine risks

The unrest in eastern Ukraine risks "seriously destabilisizing" the entire country, warned Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonovic as he briefed the Security Council on his two missions to the crisis-torn country. UN /E. Schneider

Options for mitigating climate change are the focus of a new UN report which argues that to keep global temperature increase to two degrees Celsius, global greenhouse gas emissions will need to be lowered to near-zero by the end of this century. Above, a melting glacier in Greenland. UN/M. Garten

Options for mitigating climate change are the focus of a new UN report which argues that to keep global temperature increase to two degrees Celsius, global greenhouse gas emissions will need to be lowered to near-zero by the end of this century. Above, a melting glacier in Greenland. UN/M. Garten

Marking the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Security Council called on countries to recommit to preventing such serious crimes, while UN deputy chief Jan Eliasson warned that many of today’s conflicts reveal that protection of populations from atrocities remains

Marking the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Security Council called on countries to recommit to preventing such serious crimes, while UN deputy chief Jan Eliasson warned that many of today’s conflicts reveal that protection of populations from atrocities remains "lagging and elusive." UNTV

"Be the new leaders of change," UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas urged potential young activists as he launched the guidebook, Action for Disarmament: 10 Things You Can Do! UN/D Berkowitz

Children were empowered to submit complaints about exploitation and other violations of their rights directly to the UN when an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child came into force this week. UNICEF/G. Pirozzi

Children were empowered to submit complaints about exploitation and other violations of their rights directly to the UN when an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child came into force this week. UNICEF/G. Pirozzi

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