FEATURE: Speaking with UN peacekeepers in Liberia, South Sudan and Central African Republic
Dr. Catherine Buzmion-Cheong, a United Nations peacekeeper, was working in Liberia when the first case of Ebola was confirmed in the West African nation. “The Ebola epidemic was unprecedented,” Dr. Buzmion-Cheong told the UN…
South Sudan: New team of explosive detection dogs arrives at UN mission
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in South Sudan said today it will receive 37 new explosive detection dogs as part of an increase in the presence of such dogs throughout the country. In a press release, UNMAS…
Security Council requests options on deploying UN police in crisis-torn Burundi
Paving the way for enhanced United Nations engagement in Burundi, the Security Council this evening requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to explore with the Government and regional actors options for a police deployment…
UN team sent to Central African Republic to investigate new allegations of sexual exploitation
The United Nations has reported that a delegation led by the Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative for the Central African Republic visited Kemo prefecture to gather more information on new allegations of sexual…
FEATURE: Hailed as ‘role models,’ all-female Indian police unit departs UN mission in Liberia
“We see you as family,” Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf recently told the women of the all-female Indian police unit serving in her country under the United Nations flag. “If I had my will, I would have recommended…
This must be 'year of traction' to propel 2030 development Agenda, says UN chief
Just as 2015 was a year of “global action” with the adoption of the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, so 2016 must be a year of “global traction” to ensure that 3.1 billion people worldwide are not left…
INTERVIEW: world’s most difficult task – ensuring UN sustainable development agenda, says top adviser
“It’s about the toughest job any human being could be given” – that is how David Nabarro, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, describes the task the United Nations chief…
World of business must play part in achieving new Sustainable Development Goals – UN chief
Speaking at the Global Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the world’s business community to play its full role in helping to achieve the ambitious 2030 Agenda…
Ban names ‘eminent advocates’ to propel achievement of new Sustainable Development Goals
A queen, a crown princess, a president, a prime minister, a Chinese e-commerce pioneer, and a player often ranked as the world’s best footballer are among eminent Advocates appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today to…
‘No-one left behind’ is ethical imperative of new development agenda – UN deputy chief
The universal inclusiveness of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an ethical imperative, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson told a forum for UN Member States today on ethics for development.…
Sustainable Development Goals to kick in with start of new year
As 2015 comes to an end, and with it the 15-year cycle of the anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations officially will usher in – on 1 January 2016 – an even more ambitious set of goals to banish a…
2015 in pictures: a review of some of the year’s major developments
Looking back at the year 2015, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon summed it up in two words: “breakthrough and horror.” On the positive side, as the UN turned 70 it took landmark steps toward charting a better…