UNIFEED OUTLOOK TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2013

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