Sept 21, 2015 International Day of Peace Celebration at Lyceum University Cavite, Philippines

Sept 21, 2015 International Day of Peace Celebration at Lyceum University Cavite, Philippines
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

HEADLINES: July 4 - August 1, 2017 -UN News Center

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18 July 2017
UNESCO chief calls for probe into killing of Honduran video journalist in Mexico


17 July 2017
As ‘drivers’ of innovation, youth need skills and capacity – UN General Assembly President
Global problems need global solutions, UN officials tell ministers at development forum
UN rights group concludes evaluation of Palestinians living under occupation
FEATURE: Sustainable Development Goals through the lens of students
UN food standards body kicks off session by tackling arsenic in rice, pesticide residues
After Mosul victory, senior UN officials detail Iraq’s political and humanitarian needs
Health services, especially vaccines, must ‘reach the unreached,’ stress UN agencies
UN report urges accelerated efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Civilians continue to bear the brunt of Afghanistan's 'ugly war' – UN report

15 July 2017
Syria talks end with 'incremental progress' but 'no breakthrough' – UN envoy
YouTube star Lilly Singh named UNICEF goodwill envoy
Two years on, UN chief stresses 'sustained commitment essential' for Iran nuclear deal

14 July 2017
Faith central to hope and resilience, highlights UN chief, launching initiative to combat atrocities
Ahead of Sunday's consultation in Venezuela, UN voices concern for demonstrators
DR Congo: UN refugee agency sounds alarm as displacement sees no end in Kasai region
Guterres condemns deadly attack on Israeli police officers in Old City of Jerusalem
UN warns of worsening hunger in East Africa amid third consecutive failed rainy season
'Smart' money moving to 'green' financing, reveals new UN report
Security Council extends mandate of UN Iraq Mission for one year
Strong partnership between UN and Member States vital to end sexual exploitation and abuse
13 July 2017
UN envoy calls on Security Council to further support fight against terrorism in West Africa, Sahel
Despite some humanitarian progress in Eritrea, UN relief official urges continued aid to tackle hunger
As Haiti struggles to stamp out cholera, UN urges further international support to combat disease
UN’s economic advice ‘proven accurate’ and applicable for sustainable development, review finds
Liberation of Mosul a 'milestone' in global fight against ISIL – UN Security Council
Security Council deplores ongoing violence, attacks on civilians in Central African Republic
Leveraging ICTs critical to achieve Global Goals, UN highlights in new report
World loses 'principled champion,' says UN rights chief on death of China's Liu Xiaobo
Tourism key to foster trade for least developed countries – UN-backed report

12 July 2017
UN human rights expert calls unofficial visit to Belarus ‘first step’ towards cooperation
UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict urges protection of survivors released from ISIL-held Mosul
Senior UN officials urge concrete action to end Yemen conflict, ease ‘appalling’ humanitarian situation
New sites inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list
UN in South Sudan concerned about civilians fleeing clashes in Upper Nile
Billions around the world lack safe water, proper sanitation facilities, reveals UN report

11 July 2017
Eleven global banks partner with UN to make financial markets more climate transparent
Aid agencies in Yemen forced to shift resources from fighting hunger to cholera – UN
Asia-Pacific moving in ‘wrong direction’ on some development targets, notes UN regional report
UN agency helps nearly 100,000 migrants return home in 2016
Security Council warned DR Congo’s violence on rise amid little political progress
Living conditions in Gaza 'more and more wretched' over past decade, UN finds
Opening of land route to Syria's battle-affected areas 'making difference' for aid delivery – UN agency
Safe, effective family planning is key to 'empowering people, developing nations' – UN
With Mosul reclaimed, accountability key to heal Iraq's 'ISIL wounds' – UN rights chief

10 July 2017
Colombia: Security Council authorizes UN mission to monitor reintegration of FARC-EP
Low food prices foreseen in 2017-2026, but countries need to keep markets stable – UN-OECD report
Guterres pledges UN support to Iraqi Government, people in Mosul; $562M needed in aid
UN-backed roadmap shows how to improve situation of separated refugee children in Europe
Recognize tragedy of Srebrenica and ensure such atrocities are never repeated, urges UN chief
Ceasefire, fresh political developments may help intra-Syrian talks – UN negotiator
Education critical in preventing adolescent pregnancy, underscores UN agency
UN political forum opens with focus on eradicating poverty and forming partnerships

9 July 2017
In Ukraine, UN chief Guterres urges full respect for ceasefire
8 July 2017
UN condemns terrorist attack in Rafah, Egypt
Five years into South Sudan's independence, children denied childhoods – UNICEF

7 July 2017
International cooperation crucial to safe flights, UN says at counter-terrorism meeting
Human security approach ‘central’ to achieving sustainable development – UN officials
Reconsider charges against Palestinian human rights defender, UN experts urge Israel
Antibiotic resistance making gonorrhoea ‘sometimes impossible’ to treat – UN health agency
Strengthening UN peacekeeping tops agenda as chiefs of defence meet in New York
DR Congo’s economy loses over $1 billion to child undernutrition, finds UN-backed study
Concerned about Liu Xiaobo, UN rights office urges access to jailed rights defender
Rights defenders ‘must not be silenced,’ says UN office, urging Turkey to release activists
UN chief ‘deeply sorry’ as Cyprus talks conclude without agreement
Funding shortfall threatens education for children in conflict, disaster zones – UNICEF
UN conference adopts treaty banning nuclear weapons

6 July 2017
UN Member States set to adopt ‘historic’ treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons
UN mission in Mali condemns ceasefire breaches by peace accord signatories
In Myanmar, UN refugee chief calls for solutions to displacement and exclusion
At UN, panel probing chemical weapons use in Syria urges independence
INTERVIEW: ‘Disarmament matters’ in times of crisis, stresses new High Representative
Monthly global food price index up 1.4 per cent; cereal stocks set to hit new record, says UN agency

5 July 2017
Secretary-General outlines steps to strengthen UN’s development framework
New UN report encourages African countries to harness growing tourism sector
Former UN envoy urges continued vigilance in fight against sexual exploitation and abuse
Amid rising temperatures, UN agency launches video ‘forecasts’ on impact of climate change
Half of all countries aware but lacking national plan on cybersecurity, UN agency reports
UN experts urge US state of Virginia to halt execution of man with mental disorder
Children in West and Central Africa moving in greater numbers than ever before, finds UN report
Spain's eviction violated family's human rights, say UN experts
UN official urges Security Council to delink political, humanitarian concerns in response to DPR Korea missile launch

4 July 2017
Latest ballistic missile launch by DPR Korea a 'dangerous escalation of the situation' – UN chief
UN 'appalled' by terrorist attacks in the Syrian capital, Damascus
Rising cholera, diarrhoea and malnutrition 'deadly' for children in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Sudan, warns UNICEF

UN agency condemns attack on staff in Central African Republic town
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