Ban welcomes understandings reached on Syria by G8 leaders
![UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. [UN Photo/Mark Garten]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ban-stk.jpg "Secretary-General Briefs Media")
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the understandings reached on Syria by G8 leaders in their communique, including the commitment to bring the Syrian sides to the…
19 Jun 2013 / Listen /UNHCR: Global forced displacement at an 18-year high
Over 7.6 million people were forcibly displaced from their homes in 2012, according to the United Nations refugee agency, (UNHCR). The agency says 1.1 million were forced to…
19 Jun 2013 / Listen /Secretary-General highlights three major challenges facing peacekeeping
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted three major challenges facing UN peacekeeping. In remarks at China's Peacekeeping Training Centre in Beijing on Wednesday, the Secretary-General said the first…
19 Jun 2013 / Listen /UN refugee chief urges support for Lebanon as risk grows that Syria conflict could cross borders
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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
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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 warning has come from Tarek…
18 Jun 2013 / Listen /NASA chief sees role for global participation in deep space exploration
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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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