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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
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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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GENEVA / WORLD REFUGEE DAY ADVANCER
The UN Refugee agency (UNHCR) annual Global Trends report, released today (19 June) covers displacement that occurred during 2012 based on data from governments, NGO partners, and the UN refugee agency itself. The report shows that as of the end of 2012, more than 45.2 million people were in situations of displacement compared to 42.5 million at the end of 2011. UNHCR
Posted at: June 19, 2013 2:45 pm
Duration: 03:15
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WASHINGTON / WORLD BANK ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Regular food shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa, shifting rain patterns in South Asia leaving some parts under water and others without enough water for power generation, irrigation, or drinking, degradation and loss of reefs in South East Asia resulting in reduced fish stocks and coastal communities and cities more vulnerable to increasingly violent storms, these are but a few of the likely impacts of a possible global temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius in the next few decades that threatens to trap millions of people in poverty, according to a new scientific report released today by the World Bank Group. WORLD BANK
Posted at: June 19, 2013 3:00 pm
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UN / CONFLICT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Governments bear the primary responsibility to ensure that natural resources do not fuel conflict by ensuring that land and mineral wealth are managed wisely, transparently and yield benefits for the people, senior United Nations officials stressed today (19 June) in the Security Council.
Posted at: June 19, 2013 4:23 pm
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UNICEF / WORLD REFUGEE DAY
More than seven million children are refugees, and a new report by UNHCR says global forced displacement is the highest it's been for 18 years. The report, 2013 Global Trends, was released to coincide with World Refugee Day. UNICEF
Posted at: June 19, 2013 5:54 pm
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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
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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
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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
Duration: 02:34
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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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Outlook
UNIFEED OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE 2013
MALI/ PEACE ACCORD
Mali's government Tuesday (18 June) signed a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to help pave the way for elections next month. MINUSMA
LEBANON/ REFUGEE APPEAL
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, says the Syrian crisis is not only one of the most dramatic humanitarian crises since the Cold War, but is the most dangerous one and runs risk of negative impact on the countries of the region. UNHCR
GENEVA/ WORLD REFUGEE DAY (ADVANCER)
More people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994, with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major new factor in global displacement, the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR) said today (19 June) in its annual Global Trends report UNHCR
UN / CONFLICT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Governments bear the primary responsibility to ensure that natural resources do not fuel conflict by ensuring that land and mineral wealth are managed wisely and transparently; and yield benefits for the people, senior United Nations officials said today (19 June) in the Security Council. UNTV
WASHINGTON/ WORLD BANK ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Within a few decades rising world temperatures will create food shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa and leave some parts ofAsiaflooded while other areas will not have enough drinking water. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says the world must mitigate climate change as he reveals key findings of "Turn Down the Heat: Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and Case for Resilience", a scientific report on the expected rise of global temperatures by 2 degrees by 2040. WORLD BANK
NEW YORK/WORLD REFUGEE DAY – FILE
More than seven million children are refugees, and a new report by UNHCR says global forced displacement is the highest it's been for 18 years. UNICEF