Internet governance must ensure access for everyone
As a powerful global information resource, the Internet must be accessible to everyone and measures to ensure this must be taken, a United Nations independent expert said on Friday.
Record number of African refugees migrating to Yemen
A record number of African migrants fled to Yemen this year, with 43,000 people having reached the Middle Eastern country in only four months, the United Nations refugee agency said today, adding that it is concerned with the rise in insecurity and trafficking in the region.
Presence of observers has ‘calming effect’ in areas deployed
Amid ongoing violence in parts of Syria, the presence of UN military observers on the ground has had an overall calming effect in their areas of deployment in the Middle Eastern country, the head of the UN observer force said today.
UN peacekeeping chief arrives in Syria
The UN under-secretary general for Peacekeeping Operation, Herve Ladsous, is monitoring the progress of the mission of international observers in Syria on Saturday, as part of efforts to solve the crisis.
NK continues to violate sanctions and resolutions
An expert panel's report says North Korea continues to violate UN sanctions, citing possible attempts to ship arms to Syria and Myanmar and illegally import luxury goods, UN diplomats said Friday.
Expert calls on Latvia to ensure economic measures benefit vulnerable groups
Latvian authorities must ensure that vulnerable groups are not disproportionately affected by austerity measures and other economic policies, a United Nations independent expert said today.
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Togolese observers in Syria
Five senior officers of the Togolese Armed Forces (FAT) left Lomé for Syria on Tuesday in order to participate in an observation mission set up by the United Nations. The information was given on wednesday by the spokesperson of the FAT, colonel Djibril Inoussa.
CS must be more effective
Speakers in the Security Council on Thursday stressed the need to adapt the international fight against terrorism to continually evolving threats, while they welcomed efforts to make the Council’s three counter-terrorism committees more effective, coordinated and transparent, following briefings by their Chairpersons.
Coordinated global action crucial to defeat terrorism
Reiterating its strong and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism, the Security Council on Friday acknowledged the “changing nature and character” of that scourge and emphasized the need to enhance global coordination to prevent attacks.
Urging progress on Abyei, SC extends mandate of UN peacekeeper force
In a new resolution, the Security Council on Thursday extended by six months the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force for Abyei, an area contested by South Sudan and Sudan, and demanded that the two countries finalize the establishment of an administration for the area in line with an agreement signed last year.
UN envoy to take part in regional meeting on Mali, Guinea-Bissau political crises
As part of the United Nations’ ongoing efforts to ensure the full restoration of constitutional rule in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit, will participate in an upcoming regional meeting on the political crises in the two countries.
UN envoy hails workshop related to Guyana-Venezuela border dispute
A UN envoy today hailed a recent workshop related to a long-standing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela as a demonstration of both countries’ on-going commitment to a peaceful resolution of the matter.
