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Warning against rising intolerance, UN remembers Holocaust and condemns anti-Semitism
Decrying the anti-Semitism that led to the Holocaust, the international community today remembered millions of people who suffered in the genocide and honoured the survivors who continue to educate future generations about the ills that hatred and discrimination can bring.
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27 January
Stage ‘gradually being set’ for Somalia to move to a new phase in sustaining peace – UN envoy
Mongolia: Lethal livestock plague now hitting endangered antelope, warns UN agency
Warning against rising intolerance, UN remembers Holocaust and condemns anti-Semitism
UN food relief agency chief welcomes progress on anti-hunger programmes in north-east Nigeria
Human rights community mourns passing of Sir Nigel Rodley, former UN rights expert
UN health agency stepping up efforts to provide trauma care to people in Mosul
Honouring Holocaust victims, UN chief Guterres pledges to battle anti-Semitism, all forms of hatred
26 January
FEATURE: Story of Japan’s 'Schindler' offers lessons for tackling contemporary xenophobia
Urging ‘bold decisions’ to end Yemen conflict, UN envoy says viable peace plan within reach
Syria: UN chief Guterres clarifies tasks of panel laying groundwork for possible war crimes probe
South Sudan: UN mission chief meets President Kiir, pledges commitment to regional force
UN aid officials urge Security Council to push for greater humanitarian access in Syria
UN-backed measles vaccination campaign to reach 4.7 million children in north-east Nigeria
Security Council approves six-month extension of UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus
Global Goals on poverty and hunger require $265 billion annually – UN conference told
25 January
Latin America and the Caribbean can make hunger history – UN agricultural agency
Sustainable agriculture, better-managed water supplies, vital to tackling water-food nexus – UN
Enhancing regional partnerships among top priorities for UN Peacebuilding Commission in 2017
UN, NYC Mayor’s office team up to promote Global Goals’ mental health targets
Somalia: UN mission condemns Al-Shabaab attack on popular Mogadishu hotel
UN relief official urges calm amid fears of fresh violence in Central African Republic town
Fighting impunity is the best way to protect Mexico’s human rights defenders – UN expert
Cambodia: UN experts call for immediate release of five human rights defenders
24 January
PHOTO FEATURE: Mosul – 100 days on, and the UN’s humanitarian response
UN rights chief urges probe into Askarov case despite Kyrgyz decision to uphold life sentence
Mali: Security Council, UN mission condemn attack on Kidal base that kills one 'blue helmet'
Responses to global ills must integrate peace and sustainable development, UN Member States told
With international agreement on ceasefire monitoring, UN envoy praises Syrian delegations in Astana
UN chief Guterres pledges commitment to achieving world free of nuclear weapons
In Helsinki, UN appeals for nearly $5 billion to help Syrian refugees and host communities
UN, partners voice deep concern about 750,000 civilians as battle expands to western Mosul
23 January
More than words, ending Yemen crisis needs results, UN envoy says, concluding mission in capital
Religious leaders deserve full support in quest for peace, says UN adviser on genocide prevention
Afghanistan: UN-backed $550 million aid plan aims to reach 5.7 million people
Seven million people in Lake Chad basin ‘living on the edge’ – UN relief official
Secretary-General Guterres approves updated UN whistleblower protection policy
At talks in Astana, UN envoy on Syria urges mechanism to oversee ceasefire
Syria: UNICEF calls for unimpeded aid access to children in besieged Deir ez-Zor
22 January
UN agency urges support for small farmers to help them not just get by, but thrive and feed others
20 January
Denouncing terrorist attacks in West Africa, Security Council stresses need to address root causes
Backlogs and brutal weather put refugee and migrant children at risk in Europe – UNICEF
Ground-breaking UN-supported digital tool to enhance green finance
UN agriculture chief calls for stronger water management, improved access for small farmers
UN-backed disaster risk reduction guidelines to help tackle hunger in Latin America
Political uncertainty forces tens of thousands people to flee The Gambia for Senegal: UN
UN agency revises funding requirements to tackle Africa's worst displacement crisis
19 January
UN rights expert welcomes US decision to lift most unilateral sanctions on Sudan
At Davos forum, UN chief Guterres calls businesses ‘best allies’ to curb climate change, poverty
Processed foods drive surge in obesity rates in Latin America and Caribbean – UN-backed report
Gambia: Security Council backs regional efforts to ensure peaceful transfer of power to Barrow
Syria: Ceasefire a ‘disappointment’ for aid access; UN envoy invited to Astana talks
UN rights expert urges Saudi Arabia to use economic plan to bolster women’s rights
UN agency eyes recycling wastewater for large-scale farming
Turkey: UNICEF cites risk of 'lost generation' of Syrian children despite enrolment increase
UN agencies, partners launch new plan to address plight of refugees and migrants in Europe
18 January
Top UN humanitarian official in Syria allocates $19 million for emergency response in Aleppo
Three months after Hurricane Matthew, 1.5 million Haitians face hunger – UN agencies report
2016 was the hottest year ever recorded – UN weather agency
Mali: UN condemns suicide bombing of Gao military camp as ‘direct attack’ on peace process
UN forum wraps up in South Africa with a call for better data to improve people’s lives
Following Chelsea Manning’s commutation, UN expert urges pardons for other whistleblowers
Amid outpour of sympathy, UN emergency responders aid bombed Nigerian camp
Yemen: Ongoing humanitarian crisis adding to migrants woes, says UN migration agency
17 January
At Cape Town Forum, UN Women and partners seek ways to close gender data gaps
At Security Council, senior UN envoy cautions against 'unilateral' action in Middle East
Modest economic growth not an indication of revived global demand – UN report
Syria: Heavy fighting forces UN food relief agency to suspend airdrops in Deir ez-Zor
One journalist killed every four days in 2016, UN agency finds
Ethiopia: UN-backed humanitarian appeal launched, seeking $948 million in 2017
Bullies target physical appearance, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation – UN reports
Somalia: Only early action will avert another catastrophe, says senior UN relief official
16 January
UN agency envoy Forest Whitaker honoured for work in peacebuilding, conflict-resolution
UN envoy in Yemen meeting with President, senior officials to push for greater aid access
Ongoing violations of child rights highlighted as UN monitoring body opens annual session
UN refugee agency lauds Europe's rescue efforts in Mediterranean amid 'tragic start' to New Year
New UN manual aims to address management of violent extremists in prison settings
UN Data Forum explores ways to improve and modernize national statistical systems
Killings, rapes in South Sudan continued 'unabated' after July 2016 violence, UN reports
'We must not let 2017 repeat tragedies of 2016 for Syria' – top UN aid officials
15 January
UN Data Forum opens in South Africa to harness power of data for sustainable development
UN mission in South Sudan confirms discussions on regional protection force continuing
14 January
13 January
More than 90 per cent of children reaching Italy’s shores are separated or unaccompanied – UNICEF
International conference is ‘watershed moment’ for Cyprus negotiations – UN envoy
FEATURE: Number crunchers in the spotlight ahead of UN World Data Forum
Central African Republic: UN-backed humanitarian plan aims to save 2.2 million lives
Amid progress in West Africa and the Sahel, UN envoy warns of region’s political challenges
UN agencies assess dire hygiene, protection needs for women in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo
Iraq: Thousands displaced from Mosul in ‘desperate’ need of life-saving aid, UN agency reports
More must be done to assist, protect freezing refugees and migrants in Europe – UN agency
