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New York, July 18 (JEN) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be among citizens around the world who will be volunteering 67 minutes of their time on Friday, Nelson Mandela Day, to make a small gesture in solidarity with humanity – one minute for every year of the South African leader’s public service. more
Ban appoints Algerian diplomat Said Djinnit as envoy for Great Lakes region

New York, July 18 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced that he has appointed Said Djinnit of Algeria as his special envoy for the Great Lakes region of ...

UN officials urge greater investment to boost Africa’s development prospects

New York, July 18 (JEN) United Nations officials on Thursday stressed the need to harness the necessary resources to take Africa’s progress to the next level, calling for increased i ...

UN mission welcomes start of audit of Afghan presidential run-off election

New York, July 18 (JEN): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has welcomed the start on Thursday of the audit of the results of last month’s presidential run- ...

UN rights chief warns of ‘disturbing lack of transparency’ for digital mass surveillance

New York, July 17 (JEN) The top United Nations human rights official on Wednesday warned of the “disturbing” lack of transparency in governmental surveillance policies and practi ...

Human trafficking has no place in modern world, General Assembly President says

New York, July 15 (JEN) Human trafficking has no place in the modern world, the President of the General Assembly declared on Monday at a special event at United Nations Headquarters ahead o ...

UN mission welcomes efforts to begin audit of Afghan presidential run-off vote

New York, July 15 (JEN) The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has hailed the efforts by the country’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) to start the implementation of an ...

Afghanistan: UN proposes new audit plan to resolve stand-off over disputed election

New York, July 12 (JEN): With President Hamid Karzai's successor still undeclared, the United Nations in Afghanistan on Friday proposed an additional audit plan that would take up to two wee ...

UNESCO highlights freedom of expression, media development in new report

New York, July 10 (JEN) “Tectonic shifts” in technology are having mixed results for freedom of expression and media development – sparking unprecedented creativity and d ...

UN envoy condemns Al-Shabaab attack on Somali presidential palace

New York, July 10 (JEN) The top United Nations envoy in Somalia has condemned last night’s attack on the seat of the Federal Government in Mogadishu, the latest in a series of attacks ...