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More refugees and migrants feared lost in Mediterranean; UN urges safer resettlement options
12 January – Amid reports that some 160 people are feared lost during desperate attempts to cross the Mediterranean this week alone, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday called for more action to save lives by offering more resettlement places and safe alternatives for people on the move.
Tragic start to New Year for migrants as hundreds feared dead in Mediterranean - UN
10 January – A little more than a week into the New Year, close to 200 migrants or refugees have reportedly died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea - with up to 100 unaccounted for since Saturday, the United Nations migration agency said Wednesday.
UN chief welcomes exchange of prisoners and detainees in eastern Ukraine
29 December – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the recent exchange of prisoners and detainees in eastern Ukraine and commended all those who helped bring about the exchange.
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5 February
Development indicators trending downward for least developed countries, UN warns
3 February
UN, African Union voice concern over protracted political crisis in Guinea-Bissau
UN calls on Maldives to respect Supreme Court decision, says 'ready' to help ease political impasse
2 February
UN forum’s key message: Young people must be meaningful participants in policy-making
Partnership key to ensuring all children can access education – senior UN officials
UN will ‘not tolerate’ sexual harassment in its ranks – Guterres
Cereal prices remain stable, dairy and sugar values dip – UN
Ahead of monsoon season, UN supports Bangladesh’s efforts to protect Rohingya camps from flooding
Bangladesh: Three decades of service and sacrifice in UN peacekeeping
1 February
Humanitarian diplomacy ‘getting nowhere’ in Syria warns UN special adviser
Mali human rights situation still a concern – UN report
Human cost of conflict in South Sudan has reached ‘epic proportions,’ warns UN refugee agency chief
Giving voice to Yemen’s voiceless: Jamie McGoldrick reflects on two years leading UN’s relief effort
31 January
Security Council stresses need of ‘sustainable solutions’ for millions displaced in Darfur
Over $46 billion lost to premature cancer deaths in BRICS economies, UN research finds
South-East Asia region aims to close immunity gap, wipe out measles by 2020 – UN health agency
Conflicts and disasters forcing 59 million young people into illiteracy - UNICEF study
30 January
Without young people, Global Goals will not be achieved, UN forum told
Relentless fighting in Syria continues to exact terrible toll on civilians, says UN deputy aid chief
Somali leaders, international partners and UN determined to make Somalia famine resistant
Thousands flee violence in eastern DR Congo, seek shelter in nearby countries – UN refugee agency
Amid funding crunch, UN agency seeks $800 million in lifesaving aid for Palestine refugees
UN agency launches appeal to fund aid efforts in crisis-struck South Sudan
Millions of children in crisis zones face 'bleak future,' UNICEF warns, launching emergency appeal
29 January
Poverty eradication, inclusive growth focus of UN Social Development Commission’s 2018 session
Youth leaders ready to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get to work at annual UN forum
Peace in Syria must be built on dignity, human rights for all Syrians, UNHCR envoy Angelina Jolie
Hunger continues to intensify in conflict zones, UN agencies report to Security Council
UN health agency finds high levels of antibiotic resistance to world’s most common infections
New UN funding to help sustain critical aid programmes for hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia
28 January
27 January
At African Union Summit, Guterres outlines UN-AU approach to combatting terrorism
DR Congo: UN chief condemns killing of 'blue helmet,' calls on armed groups to lay down weapons
UN condemns massive vehicle bomb attack in Kabul that leaves scores dead and wounded
UN envoy for Syria to attend Russia-sponsored talks in Sochi
In Addis Ababa, Guterres says partnership with African Union is fundamental to work of the UN
26 January
Ahead of Pyeongchang Games, UN Assembly President appeals for nations to honour ‘Olympic Truce’
'We are all at risk' when humanity's values are abandoned; UN honours memory of Holocaust victims
Venezuela: Economic woes worsening malnutrition among children, warns UNICEF
Overcrowded boat capsizes off Yemen coast, 30 drowned; UN agencies condemn smugglers
Davos: UN rights chief stresses leading role of businesses in ending LGBTI discrimination
25 January
Yemen: UN chief welcomes measures by Saudi-led coalition to ease access for humanitarian aid
Largest yellow fever vaccination campaign in Nigeria’s history under way – UN health agency
Restive eastern DR Congo home to one of world’s worst displacement crises for children – UNICEF
Libya: UN relief wing and partners seek $313 million to assist hundreds of thousands of people
Safety of Rohingya children must be guaranteed, before return to Myanmar - UNICEF
24 January
UN chief condemns double bombing in Libyan city of Benghazi
Spike in attacks on ‘blue helmets’ means UN peace operations must adapt, says peacekeeping chief
Afghanistan: UN chief ‘appalled and deeply saddened’ by deadly attack on aid partner
Bring human rights to discussion tables and into decisions at Davos, UN experts urge
The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors: Keeping the memory alive
With new leadership committed to reforms, Somalis must make 2018 ‘year of implementation’ – UN envoy
World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020 – UN report
Service and Sacrifice: Chadian peacekeepers on a UN mission for peace in Mali
Central African Republic: UN, partners seek $515 million in humanitarian aid for 2018
23 January
Amid growing insecurity, time to reassess UN peacekeeping presence in Mali, Security Council told
At least seven killed at a religious gathering in northern Ethiopia – UN rights office
Conditions in Myanmar not yet suitable for Rohingya refugees to return safely – UN agency
Fresh violence in Central African Republic sparks ‘unprecedented’ levels of displacement – UN
DR Congo: UN rights office urges probe into use of force against protestors, UN personnel
Record 22.2 million people need humanitarian assistance in Yemen - UN aid chief
22 January
Liberia: UN welcomes new President’s inauguration as key milestone on country’s road to success
UN flag no longer offers ‘natural’ protection to peacekeepers, says report on mission casualties
Unemployment to remain high, quality jobs harder to find in 2018 – UN labour agency
UN agency for Palestine refugee launches global funding push after US aid cuts
21 January
UN and partners launch largest-ever humanitarian appeal for Yemen
Afghanistan: UN strongly condemns terrorist attack on Kabul hotel
20 January
Syrian children succumb to freezing temperatures while crossing into Lebanon - UNICEF
UN chief urges vigilance against anti-Semitism and discrimination of all kinds
19 January
One in four Iraqi children impacted by conflict, poverty; education key for lasting peace – UNICEF
Central Africa’s iconic mammals threatened by poachers, armed groups – UN environment wing
Syria: UN rights officials decry ‘devastating’ impact of surging violence on civilians
More flee Cameroon’s English-speaking areas; UN concerned over safety of women and children
UN chief spotlights potential offered by cooperation among countries of Central Asia and Afghanistan
Millions of children's lives hang in the balance as South Sudan conflict grinds on - UNICEF chief
18 January
Amid 'dramatic deterioration' in DR Congo, UN and partners launch $1.68 billion aid appeal
Improved economic conditions boost air-traveller numbers worldwide – UN agency
Near-record warm temperatures fuel deadly, costly weather events in 2017 – UN
In Doha, General Assembly President spotlights UN ‘sustaining peace’ agenda
Dialogue and confidence vital to prevent, resolve conflicts, says UN chief
17 January
Central African Republic: UN mission issues 48-hour ultimatum to armed groups
UN chief welcomes second anniversary of ‘Implementation Day’ for Iran nuclear deal
US funding cuts for UN Palestine refugee agency put vital education, health programmes at risk
UN poised to scale up support for Libya’s post-conflict transition, Security Council told
World cannot stand idle as millions in DR Congo ‘suffer in silence,’ says UN agency
Somalia: UN, partners seek $1.6 billion to protect millions of lives from drought
Intensified fighting across Syria having 'devastating' impact on civilians, warn UN agencies
16 January
Resolve differences peacefully, Security Council to DR Congo political actors