UN chief calls for momentum to achieve anti-poverty goals
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for momentum to achieve the Millennium Development Goals agreed by world leaders in 2000 to improve people's lives around the world.…
20 May 2013 / Listen /Settler violence has increased in Occupied Palestinian Territory, says Chief Palestinian Negotiator
Violence by Jewish settlers has increased in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to Saëb Erakat, Chief Palestinian Negotiator. Mr. Erakat, who is also a member of the Executive…
20 May 2013 / Listen /The safety of health facilities and staff must be sacrosanct: WHO chief
![Margaret Chan, Director General WHO. [UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chan-12.jpg "Panel in Geneva")
We are living in deeply troubled times, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Chan said in Geneva Monday. She told the opening session of the World…
20 May 2013 / Listen /Afghanistan not likely to have universal primary education by 2015, says UNESCO chief
Despite the progress Afghanistan has made in providing education for children, the country is not likely to meet the Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal primary education by…
20 May 2013 / Listen /World Health Assembly opens in Geneva
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Hundreds of delegates from 194 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have gathered in Geneva for this year's World Health Assembly which started on Monday. The Assembly is the highest decision-making…
20 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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