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LEBANON / REFUGEE APPEAL
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has launched a $1.7 billion appeal to aid Syrian refugees in what he said was one of the most dramatic humanitarian crises since the end of the Cold War, and one that carries the danger of a regional spill over. UNHCR
Posted at: June 19, 2013 12:00 pm
Duration: 02:04
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MALI / PEACE ACCORD
Tuesday (18 June) in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Tuareg rebel groups from northern Mali signed a peace accord with government, allowing Malian regular army as well as its civil administration gradual return to the region of Kidal, held by rebels since 2012. The agreement enlists support of French army, as well as United Nations Blue Helmets. MINUSMA
Posted at: June 19, 2013 12:10 pm
Duration: 01:50
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HAITI / PLAYGROUNDS
Across Haiti, students at ten select schools are getting a chance to test a portable playground that encourages them to build forts, cars, towers and anything else that stimulates their young minds. UNICEF
Posted at: June 18, 2013 12:47 pm
Duration: 2.24
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GENEVA / TURKEY
The United Nations top human rights official has urged Turkey's government and civil society to take urgent action to defuse tensions and has welcomed last week’s decision by the Turkish Government to put on hold further action on the Gezi Park development in Istanbul until a decision is made in court. CH UNTV
Posted at: June 18, 2013 1:02 pm
Duration: 02:06
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UN / LIBYA
Managing Libya's democratic transition is bound to be difficult given the legacy of decades of brutal rule, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council today (18 June) adding that the country could benefit from a national political dialogue on the way forward. UNTV
Posted at: June 18, 2013 5:02 pm
Duration: 03:34
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DRC / AFRICAN CHILD
Children and youngsters in the Bunia area of Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the weekend celebrated the Day of the African child in activities supported by the Blue Helmets of the UN mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). ICC
Posted at: June 17, 2013 1:32 pm
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UN / CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
The evolving nature and tactics of conflict are creating unprecedented threats for children, United Nations officials told the Security Council today (17 June), stressing that despite progress in protecting youngsters during war, dangerous new trends are making them even more vulnerable. UNTV
Posted at: June 17, 2013 4:25 pm
Duration: 02:42
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SOUTH SUDAN/ UNV MARATHON
As part of activities with volunteerism with a theme of “inspiration in action” the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) UN Volunteers (UNV) in Wau in collaboration with the State Ministry of health organized running and biking to raise funds for solar panels for the pediatric unit of the Wau Teaching Hospital. UNMISS
Posted at: June 17, 2013 5:14 pm
Duration: 01:55
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VIETNAM / SOWC DISABILITIES
Another in UNICEF’s series called The State of The World’s Children. This one profiles a Vietnamese teenager with a bone disability. UNICEF
Posted at: June 15, 2013 12:01 am
Duration: 02:31
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UN / BAN
Following a statement from the United States Government declaring that Syria has used chemical weapons and that the US will provide direct aid the rebels, Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon said today (14 June) that "providing arms to either side would not address this current situation." UNTV
Posted at: June 14, 2013 1:46 pm
Duration: 02:30
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GENEVA / SYRIA VOTE
The United Nations Human Rights Council, the UN’s top human rights forum, overwhelmingly passed a resolution Friday condemning the involvement of foreign fighters in Syria’s civil war, singling out the pro-regime forces sent across the border by Lebanon’s Hezbollah. CH UNTV
Posted at: June 14, 2013 2:24 pm
Duration: 01:34
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SOMALIA / KAY HARGEISA VISIT
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary–General (SRSG) Nicholas Kay arrived in Hargeisa, Somaliland Thursday (13 June), to meet with His Excellency President Ahmed Mahamed Mohamud (Silaanyo) and officials of the Somaliland government. AU/UN IST
Posted at: June 14, 2013 3:31 pm
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GENEVA / SYRIA HUMANITARIAN
The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, said Friday that teams in Lebanon continue to register and assist refugees arriving from the western Syrian city of Al Qusayr, which government forces recently captured after fierce fighting. CH UNTV
Posted at: June 14, 2013 3:40 pm
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WASHINGTON / IMF ON USA ECONOMY
The United States could spur growth by adopting a more balanced and gradual pace of cutting the deficit, especially at a time when monetary policy has limited room to support the recovery further, the International Monetary Fund said after wrapping up its annual review of the world's largest economy. IMF
Posted at: June 14, 2013 4:17 pm
Duration: 02:36
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UN / KOSOVO
Strong support from the international community is needed to ensure 'positive momentum' is sustained between Serbia and Kosovo, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, adding that progress cannot be taken for granted . UNTV
Posted at: June 14, 2013 5:03 pm
Duration: 01:27
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UN / RICE
Ambassador Susan Rice of the United States told reporters today (14 June) that the United States had delivered a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon providing its "latest assessment of chemical weapons use in Syria." UNTV
Posted at: June 14, 2013 5:59 pm
Duration: 02:05
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GENEVA / SYRIAN DEATH TOLL
The death toll in the on-going Syria conflict is now at 93,000, the United Nations Human Rights Office has said. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay announced the figures today (13 June). OHCHR
Posted at: June 13, 2013 1:42 pm
Duration: 03:09
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GENEVA / BLOOD
On World Blood Donor Day, 14 June, The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for all countries to obtain 100 percent of their supplies of blood and blood products from voluntary unpaid blood donors by 2020. WHO
Posted at: June 13, 2013 3:00 pm
Duration: 01:30
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UN / POPULATION
The current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 billion over the next 12 years and reach 9.6 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations report launched today (13 June), which points out that growth will be mainly in developing countries, with more than half in Africa. UNTV
Posted at: June 13, 2013 4:25 pm
Duration: 02:22
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UN / ICTY AND ICTR
With nine men linked to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda still on the run, the Prosecutor who would help to try them is today (12 June) urging Member States to cooperate with the United Nations war crimes tribunal and its successor body to track down and arrest the fugitives. UNTV
Posted at: June 12, 2013 2:12 pm
Duration: 02:40
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Outlook
UNIFEED OUTLOOK TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2013
GENEVA / TURKEY
The United Nations top human rights official today (18 June) urged Turkey’s government and civil society to take urgent action to defuse tensions and welcomed last week’s decision by the Turkish Government to put on hold further action on the Gezi Park development in Istanbul until a decision is made in court. CH UNTV
UN / LIBYA
Tarek Mitri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), today (18 June) called for a national political dialogue to seek consensus on the priorities for a transitional period in that country. UNTV
HAITI / PORTABLE PLAYGROUNDS
Across Haiti, students at ten select schools are getting a chance to test a portable playground that encourages them to build forts, cars, towers and anything else that stimulates their young minds. UNICEF