UN refugee chief urges support for Lebanon as risk grows that Syria conflict could cross borders
![A Syrian girl in a makeshift Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon. [UNHCR photo]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/unhcr-syrian-refugees-lebanon.jpg "unhcr syrian refugees lebanon")
An alarm has been sounded about the massive support needed for refugees and for the countries and communities hosting them. The call comes from UN High Commissioner for…
18 Jun 2013 / Listen /A new law in Libya risks further weakening of institutions: UN envoy
![Tarek Mitri Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) addresses Security Council. [UN Photo/ Devra Berkowitz]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/MITRI-12.jpg "SC")
A law to exclude certain individuals from public office in Libya, which was adopted on 5 May, risks further weakening state institutions in the North African country. This…
18 Jun 2013 / Listen /Refugees flee crisis in north-eastern Nigeria to Cameroon
![A family of 17 who fled from from Nigeria to Niger. [UNHCR Photo/ C.Arnaud]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/unhcr-nigeria.jpg "unhcr nigeria")
The ongoing confrontation between the Nigerian army and the Boko Haram rebel group in north-eastern Nigeria is forcing more people to flee to Cameroon, according to the United…
18 Jun 2013 / Listen /UN Human Rights: Heavy-handed response to protests in Turkey unacceptable
United Nations Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay has expressed concern over the heavy-handed response to demonstrations in Turkey against the proposed redevelopment of Istanbul’s Gezi Park. Ms Pillay…
18 Jun 2013 / Listen /US donates $123 million to UNRWA
A new contribution of US$ 123 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) will enable the Agency to continue its work serving a population of some five…
18 Jun 2013 / Listen /NASA chief sees role for global participation in deep space exploration
![Mazlan Othman, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and Charles Bolden, Administrator of NASA at a press briefing in Vienna. [UNIS Vienna photo]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/space-12.jpg "space 12")
The United States is looking to strengthen its partnerships with the UN and other countries in the promotion of…
18 Jun 2013 / Listen /A Vietnamese child with disability inspires others
Children with disabilities are often discriminated against and excluded from society, leaving them among the most vulnerable in the…
18 Jun 2013 / Listen /World Oceans Day focuses on climate change and Pacific Islanders
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The impact of climate change and degradation in one particular area of the world was highlighted during the observance…
18 Jun 2013 / Listen /UN expert on children and armed conflict presents latest report to Security Council
![Associate Vice President at Save the Children Gregory Ramm (right) and the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF Yoka Brandt (left) at the Security Council meeting on Children and Armed Conflict. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/553402-SC-AM-17_06_2013-11.11.12.jpg "SC debate on Children in Armed Conflict")
From Syria to Mali to the Central African Republic, children continue to pay a heavy toll in conflict, a…
17 Jun 2013 / Listen /WHO focuses on blood supply and safety on World Blood Donor Day
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for more people to give the gift of life. In a message…
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