UN chief in Uganda stresses need for implementing peace accord for Great Lakes Region
![Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with His Excellency President Yoweri K. Museveni of Uganda. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SG-UGANDA.jpg "Secretary-General and President of the World Bank meeting with President of Uganda.")
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday stressed the need to implement an accord signed by 11 African countries in February to bring peace to the Democratic Republic…
24 May 2013 / Listen /UN chief commends Rwanda's commitment to empowering women and girls
![Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President of the World Bank Group Dr. Jim Yong meeting with His Excellency President Paul Kagame of Rwanda. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SG-RWANDA.jpg "Secretary-General and President of the World Bank meeting with President of Rwanda.")
Rwanda has been commended for its commitment to the empowerment of women and girls. The praise came from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement to reporters…
24 May 2013 / Listen /Displaced Syrians blocked from fleeing to Jordan
Thousands of displaced Syrians are being prevented from crossing the border into Jordan, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The agency says over the past week only…
24 May 2013 / Listen /Security Council and UN chief condemn terrorist attacks in Niger
The Security Council has strongly condemned the two suicide bombings which took place in Arlit and Agadez in Niger on Thursday. According to reports, at least 20 people…
24 May 2013 / Listen /UN health agency stresses importance of sharing information to fight disease outbreaks
![WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. [WHO Photo]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wha66_03_lg.jpg "wha66_03_lg")
All countries around the world need to cooperate and share information to fight diseases in accordance with the 2005 International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO). This point was made by…
24 May 2013 / Listen /Peacekeepers' Day – an opportunity to honor, pay tribute and highlight new challenges: ASG Mulet
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is a day to remember those who served in United Nations (UN)…
24 May 2013 / Listen /Secretary-General supports lasting peace and rapid development in Rwanda
![Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meeting with His Excellency President Paul Kagame of Rwanda. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SG-RWANDA-2.jpg "Secretary-General and President of the World Bank meeting with President of Rwanda.")
Saying he was determined to support lasting peace and rapid development in Rwanda, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with…
24 May 2013 / Listen /Youngsters lobby for countries to implement Children's Charter on Disaster Risk Reduction
![a child sleeping on a bed, surrounded by floodwater, in his home in Khwas Koorona village, Pakistan. [UNICEF/Asad Zaidi]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pakistan-UNI92441.jpg "pakistan-UNI92441")
Children from disaster-prone regions in Africa, Asia and Europe have a message for the world: listen to us. At…
24 May 2013 / Listen /Secretary-General expresses hope about new DRC accord
![Joint Meeting of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President of the World Bank Group Dr. Jim Yong Kim with President Joseph Kabila of the DRC. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/551554-SG-Trip-22_05_2013-17.28.49.jpg "Joint Meeting of Secretary-General and President of the World Bank Group with DEC President")
The UN Secretary-General is hopeful that after many accords to end the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the…
23 May 2013 / Listen /UNFPA pushes to end obstetric fistula
Thursday 23 May, is the first International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Obstetric fistula, a medical condition of women,…
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