Over 8.3 million Syrians need aid to survive: UNHCR
Nearly half of the Syrian population is now dependent on humanitarian assistance for survival, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). The agency says over 8.3 million Syrians…
21 May 2013 / Listen /UNRWA's health programme hard hit in Syria
![Aleppo, Syria: A burnt out bus in an opposition-held area of Aleppo visited by the UN inter-agency convoy and SARC (Syrian Arab Red Crescent). [OCHA/Gemma Connell]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Aleppo_13-April-2013_i-4Pxc2Nt-L.jpg "Aleppo_13 April 2013_i-4Pxc2Nt-L")
"There is no doubt we still have considerable ways to go to realize our ultimate Human Development Goal, "A Long and Healthy Life". That's what Filippo Grandi, the…
21 May 2013 / Listen /UN chief lauds strong female representation in Mozambican parliament
![Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meeting with H.E. Armando Emilio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SG-MOZAMBIQUE.jpg "Secretary-General at press stakeouts with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique.")
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised Mozambique's National Assembly for its role in promoting social cohesion and political dialogue. In meeting with the President of the National Assembly, the…
21 May 2013 / Listen /Disaster risk reduction essential for Millennium Development Goals, says UN Deputy Secretary-General
![Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks after the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR at the International Conference Center of Geneva. [UN Photo/ Jean-Marc Ferré]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DSG-DISASTER.jpg "UNISDR")
Disaster risk reduction is essential for achieving the anti-poverty goals set by world leaders in 2000 to be achieved by 2015. That's what UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson…
21 May 2013 / Listen /Food security and nutritional status worsening in Egypt: Report
Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years, according to joint reports released Tuesday by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the government's Central Agency for Public…
21 May 2013 / Listen /UNESCO Executive Director encourages girls in Afghanistan
Throngs of girls welcomed UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to Afghanistan on 18 May as she began an official three-day…
20 May 2013 / Listen /Latest session of indigenous forum opens at UN headquarters
Thousands of indigenous people have once again gathered at United Nations Headquarters for the latest session of the UN…
20 May 2013 / Listen /Syrian conflict results in over 1.5 million refugees
A recent agreement by Russia and the United States to hold an international conference to end the conflict in…
17 May 2013 / Listen /Fight against homophobia is fight for human rights: Ban Ki-moon
The fight against homophobia is a core part of the broader battle for human rights for all, said UN…
17 May 2013 / Listen /Cyclone Mahasen hits coast of Bangladesh
The United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) is concerned about thousands of people in Myanmar's Rakhine State as a tropical…
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