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UN chief condemns abduction and killing of media workers near Ecuador-Colombia border

20 April 2018
Peace and Security

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the kidnapping and killing of three media workers near the border between Ecuador and Colombia, confirmed on 13 April, as well as the subsequent kidnapping of two other Ecuadorian nationals.

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‘Give peace a chance; give children a chance,’ senior UN peacekeeping official says visiting South Sudan

20 April 2018
Peace and Security

All stakeholders in South Sudan must “engage genuinely and constructively in finding a political solution” to the conflict there, a senior United Nations peacekeeping official said at the end of her four-day visit.

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Early rains expose risks for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, but worst ‘yet to come,’ warns UN agency

20 April 2018
Humanitarian Aid

The arrival of pre-Monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh have exposed alarming level of risks for Rohingya refugees, United Nations humanitarian agencies said, urging immediate funding to ensure support and protection can be provided to hundreds of thousands in desperate need.

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Liberia: Security Council seeks study of role played by UN mission in conflict resolution, political mediation

19 April 2018
Peace and Security

Commending the remarkable achievements made by the people and Government of Liberia to consolidate lasting peace and stability in the wake of a 1999-2003 civil war, the Security Council on Thursday asked the United Nations Secretary-General to conduct a study of the role played by its peacekeeping mission in resolving conflicts and other challenges the country has faced.

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Under ‘cloak of confidentiality,’ UN Ombudsman works to resolve internal conflicts

19 April 2018
UN Affairs

Sometimes sparks can fly in the crossroads between creativity and conflict. For this reason, the United Nations has an Ombudsman, who helps guide friction into productive solutions.

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UN Mission chief calls Colombia’s congressional elections ‘a clear step forward’ in peace process

19 April 2018
Peace and Security

In a milestone exercise that “transited the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) from weapons to politics,” last month’s congressional elections drew millions of Colombians to the polls amid a trend towards a reduction of electoral violence, the senior-most United Nations official in the country said on Thursday

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In annual memorial, UN pays tribute to 140 fallen staff members

19 April 2018
UN Affairs

Were it not for the sacrifices of United Nations peacekeepers, humanitarians and other personnel, the people who needed urgent support in the most difficult and dangerous environments would have experienced greater suffering, the top UN official said Thursday in an annual memorial service for fallen colleagues. 

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Mosquito-packed drones ready to join fight against Zika and other deadly diseases – UN agency

19 April 2018
Health

Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs, a United Nations agency said Thursday after a successful test releasing sterile mosquitos from aerial drones as part of efforts to suppress the insect that spreads Zika and other diseases.  

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UN rights experts urge Iran to annul death sentence against prisoner

19 April 2018
Human Rights

A group of United Nations human rights experts have called on Iran to annul the death sentence against a prisoner citing serious concerns that he was tortured in detention and did not receive a fair trial.

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Chemical watchdog confirms UK findings on Salisbury nerve agent

18 April 2018
Peace and Security

A technical team sent by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in the United Kingdom has identified toxic agents consistent with the UK’s initial investigation, the top United Nations disarmament official told the Security Council on Wednesday.