PAKISTAN / MEASLES
In Pakistan, vaccinators are pushing harder than ever to protect every child from preventable childhood diseases. UNICEF
In Pakistan, vaccinators are pushing harder than ever to protect every child from preventable childhood diseases. UNICEF
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday adopted a US-sponsored resolution on human rights violation in Sri Lanka with 25 countries voting in favour in the 47-nation strong body. CH UNTV
The United Nations (UN) Security Council today (21 January) endorsed an approach to peacekeeping that focuses on laying the groundwork for lasting stability in conflict-plagued countries, in the midst of a day-long meeting opened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UNTV
A UN report launched today (16 January) by the World Health Organization in Geneva highlights momentum in controlling, eliminating and eradicating some of the longest-term scourges faced by humankind, especially the poor, and says the world is closer to the elimination of many of them. WHO
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (15 January) called for a focus on conditions that feed terrorism as part of a comprehensive strategy against the scourge, as he opened a debate in the Security Council that expected some 50 speakers, including several high-level national officials. UNTV
Pakistani Ambassador Masood Khan told reporters that Syria remains a priority as he outlined the programme of work for Pakistan's presidency of the UN Security Council this month. UNTV
Since the beginning of November, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Pakistan has been offering an enhanced package to every registered refugee choosing to go home to Afghanistan. UNHCR
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commented on Syria, the Middle East, the killing of polio workers in Pakistan and other issues at his year's end press conference. UNTV
As media reported three more people killed today for their involvement in Pakistan's polio eradication campaign, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that "irrespective of the circumstances" such attacks were "completely unacceptable". The agency has announced a temporary suspension of the vaccination campaign. WHO
A new scientific report, commissioned by the World Bank says the world is barreling down a path to heat up by 4 degrees at the end of the century if the global community fails to act on climate change. President Jim Yong Kim says the world must tackle the problem of climate change more aggressively. [...]