UN chief calls for protection of civilians in DR Congo conflict
![Residents of Rutshuru Territory flee their homes to seek safety in Goma. [UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DRC-IDP-12.jpg "War against M-23 Rebels")
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for the protection of the civilian population in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Secretary-General made the appeal in…
22 May 2013 / Listen /Israeli-Palestinian conflict not less important than Syria crisis: UN envoy
A senior United Nations diplomat has warned the international community about the danger of focusing on the Syrian crisis at the expense of finding a resolution to Palestinian-Israeli…
22 May 2013 / Listen /“Natural Infrastructure” helps to safeguard water supplies: UN
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Water supplies for an increasing global population can be safeguarded by natural infrastructure, according to a spokesperson for the UN Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity. David…
22 May 2013 / Listen /UN to establish new camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan
The United Nations has released $9.8 million to support the establishment of a new camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. The new camp will be set up in…
22 May 2013 / Listen /Wild poliovirus outbreak in the Horn of Africa: WHO
The Horn of Africa is currently experiencing an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). It says an alert for enhanced surveillance for polio has been…
22 May 2013 / Listen /Water security focus of International Day for Biodiversity
Water, water, everywhere…but not as much as we think. Even though the planet is about 70 per cent water,…
22 May 2013 / Listen /World Health Assembly focuses on new avian virus
The 194 Member States of the World Health Organization have begun their annual review of the activities of WHO,…
22 May 2013 / Listen /Secretary-General meets with secondary school students in Mozambique
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is currently on a five-country tour in Africa. Mr. Ban' first stop was Mozambique, where…
22 May 2013 / Listen /UN meeting looks at ways to reduce disaster risk and build resilience
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Private sector participation in disaster management is among the topics being discussed at a UN-sponsored meeting underway in Geneva.…
21 May 2013 / Listen /Sami reindeer herders attend Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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The Samis call northern Scandinavia their home. They are an indigenous people whose origins go back some 11,000 years.…
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