How UN Volunteers Contribute to Sustainable Human Development

December 4, 2016December 5, 2016 RMN News Development, Human, Internet, UN, Volunteers

The International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December. It is

Internally displaced children, victims of conflict in Colombia. UN Photo / Mark Garten

UN Human Rights Office Welcomes New Colombia Peace Deal

December 3, 2016December 5, 2016 RMN News Colombia, Human Rights, Peace, UN

UN High Commissioner for Human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has welcomed the ratification by the Colombian Congress of a

Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Shamshad Akhtar. Photo: ESCAP

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Global Economy Faces Risks Despite Positive Outlook: ESCAP

December 2, 2016December 3, 2016 RMN News China, Economy, ESCAP, India, UN

Stable economic conditions in the second half of 2016 provide an opportunity to internalize the economic, social, environmental and governance

UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2270(2016), imposing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

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Security Council Takes Tough Measures Against North Korea

December 1, 2016December 2, 2016 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, North Korea, Security Council, UN

The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted measures against North Korea that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described as “the

Iraqi civilians, who fled fighting in the city of Mosul, walk lit up by Iraqi special forces armoured vehicles, as they head to camps housing displaced people on November 2, 2016 in Bazwaia, Iraq. Photo: UNICEF

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60,000 People to Get Emergency Health Services in Mosul

November 29, 2016November 30, 2016 RMN News Health, Islamic State, Mosul, UN

United Nations agencies are rapidly scaling up efforts in eastern Mosul to ensure that more than 60,000 people living near

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How to Improve the Human Rights Situation in North Korea

November 28, 2016November 30, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Japan, North Korea, Tokyo, UN

A United Nations (UN) rights expert has appealed to governments and civil society organizations to put people squarely at the