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The European Parliament’s rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a step in the right direction to ensure access to affordable medications, a United Nations independent expert on health said today.

The top United Nations envoy in Libya today said the country’s weekend election – its first free poll in almost half a century – was an “extraordinary achievement” and praised electoral authorities for organizing them efficiently, while also highlighting challenges an incoming government will face, foremost among them building security institutions.

With slightly more than a month to go before Somalia’s current transitional governing period comes to end, the top United Nations political official for the East African nation today called on all Somalis to help their country on its path to peace and stability.

At a high-level panel discussion on accountability and transparency, United Nations officials today highlighted the costs that corruption has on societies, and called on countries to forge partnerships to combat this issue.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is concerned by the security situation in the country’s east, where a rebel group of former solders – known as M23 – has made advances in recent days, a UN spokesperson said today.

Speaking at a major conference, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for the international community to continue its engagement with and support for Afghanistan.

As the situation in Syria worsens, international pressure is needed on the parties there to prevent a further increase in the violence plaguing the Middle Eastern nation, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people, Government and political parties of Timor-Leste for the peaceful and orderly manner in which the country held parliamentary elections on Saturday.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today voiced “grave concern” over the situation in northern Mali, warning of increasing evidence showing children being killed, injured or recruited into armed groups.

The United Nations refugee agency and its partners will meet next week in Geneva to discuss how to help the more than 800,000 refugees who are seeking resettlement.