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A view of the flag raising ceremony in March 1992 for the nine countries - Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and San Marino - admitted to the United Nations.
UN Photo/Michos Tzovaras

INTERVIEW: Ahead of Baku Forum, UN official spotlights ‘soft power’ approaches to counter violent extremism

22 April 2016
Peace and Security

As the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) prepares for an upcoming global conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, the head of the UN body has stressed the need to leverage ‘soft power’ to curb the rise of violent extremism and prevent conflict.

Leprosy patients.
UNICEF/Sanjay Acharya

UN health agency launches global strategy to end leprosy

20 April 2016
Health

The United Nations health agency today launched a new global strategy for a world free of leprosy, calling for stronger commitments and accelerated efforts to stop disease transmission and end associated discrimination and stigma.

General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft, briefs journalists following informal dialogues on 12-14 April with nine candidates for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

The next UN Secretary-General: Assembly President says ‘new standard of transparency’ established

15 April 2016
UN Affairs

Three days of informal briefings came to an end yesterday, after nine candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General answered all together some 800 questions from the UN membership and the public on how, if selected, they would lead the world body.

UN Photo/John Isaac
UN Photo/John Isaac

The next UN Secretary-General: last day of informal briefings

14 April 2016
UN Affairs

The third and final session of informal briefings to hear the views of three more candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General is taking place at UN Headquarters in New York today, focusing on how they would tackle some of the world’s most urgent issues should they be selected to replace current UN chief Ban Ki-moon in January 2017.

Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls
NASA/Bill Ingalls

UN marks 55th anniversary of first human flight into outer space

12 April 2016
SDGs

The United Nations today observed the International Day of Human Space Flight to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the first human space flight, which ushered in the beginning of the space era for mankind.