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Tag: United Nations

  • Monday, May 28th 2018 - 14:07 UTC

    International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Secretary-General to Visit Troops in Mali

    This year also marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of UN Peacekeeping, the flagship enterprise of the Organization described by the Secretary-General as “a proven investment in global peac

    On Tuesday, 29 May, the United Nations will commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Today, more than 96,000 uniformed personnel from 124 troop- and-police-contributing countries serve under the blue flag, alongside more than 15,000 international and national civilian staff and nearly 1,600 United Nations Volunteers.

  • Friday, May 18th 2018 - 08:56 UTC

    UN report: Growth in global economy exceeds expectations, but increased risks could threaten economic outlook

    Global growth expected to exceed 3% for 2018 and 2019

    Growth in the world economy is surpassing expectations and global GDP is now expected to expand by more than three per cent this year and in 2019, reflecting strong growth in developed countries and broadly favourable investment conditions, a new UN report finds.

  • Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

    Angry Nicaraguan students call Ortega “murderer” and demand his resignation

    “This is not a forum of dialogue; this is a forum to negotiate your exit,” one student told Ortega at the start of the event, organized by Roman Catholic bishops.

    Angry Nicaraguan students taunted President Daniel Ortega with shouts of “murderer” as he spoke on Wednesday at a Catholic church-organized event aimed at negotiating a solution to weeks of deadly protests that have challenged his rule.

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 17:42 UTC

    68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, says UN

    Tokyo is the world’s largest city with an agglomeration of 37 million inhabitants, followed by New Delhi with 29 million,

    Sustainable development depends more and more on the successful management of urban growth, especially in low-income and lower-middle-income countries where the pace of urbanization is projected to be the fastest.

  • Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

    Guterres praises UK contribution to UN, “Brexit or no Brexit”

    Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Guterres warned that the Security Council was “paralyzed” on a number of key issues, such as the war in Syria

    Britain will remain a “very important pillar” of the United Nations after Brexit, the organization's secretary general has said. Antonio Guterres’s comments appear to contradict the fears of some opponents of Brexit that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU might throw into question its position as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, alongside the US, Russia, China and France.

  • Thursday, May 3rd 2018 - 08:05 UTC

    World Press Freedom Day 2018: “Keeping power in Check”

    Antonio Guterres: It is crucial to building transparent and democratic societies and keeping those in power accountable. It is vital for sustainable development.

    On World Press Freedom Day, United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres made a brief statement saying ”a free press is essential for peace, justice and human rights for all. It is crucial to building transparent and democratic societies and keeping those in power accountable. It is vital for sustainable development.

  • Friday, April 27th 2018 - 13:09 UTC

    Taking action where we can to stop cybercrime

    A recent estimate put the global cost of cybercrime at 600 billion US dollars.said Yury Fedotov

    By Yury Fedotov is Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (*) - Cyber. It is the inescapable prefix defining our world today. From the privacy of individuals to relations between states, cyber dominates discussions and headlines – so much so that we risk being paralyzed by the magnitude of the problems we face.

  • Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 09:10 UTC

    English Language Days at the UN

    The date traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare

    English Language Day at the UN is celebrated on 23 April, the date traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare. The Day is the result of a 2010 initiative by the Department of Public Information, establishing language days for each of the Organization's six official languages. The purpose of the UN's language days is to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization.

  • Saturday, April 7th 2018 - 10:54 UTC

    UN Mine Awareness Day message: Advancing Protection, Peace and Development

    Teams working in the clearance of mine fields in the Falkland Islands

    On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

  • Saturday, March 24th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

    United Nations agencies on strike over pay and employment conditions

    UN employees around the world have taken industrial action in protest at the cuts in cost of living allowances, with strikes at the ILO and other UN agencies

    The International Trade Unions Congress, ITUC, has called on the United Nations to abandon unilateral pay cuts on UN staff, as well as other changes to employment conditions that would mean different pay rates for the same job and could lead to discrimination, especially against women returning to UN service after taking extended time out for family reasons.