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UN Top Headlines Updated Syria: Ban voices deep regret after Security Council fails to agree on resolutionSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced deep regret after Security Council members were today unable to agree on a resolution backing an Arab League plan to resolve the crisis in Syria, where thousands of people have been killed over the past year since authorities crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising. Civilian casualty numbers in Afghanistan rise again, UN reportsThe number of civilian casualties resulting from the conflict in Afghanistan has risen for a fifth consecutive year, the United Nations reported today, blaming a change in tactics by the Taliban and other anti-Government forces for the higher death toll. UN says Somali famine over, but warns action needed to forestall new crisisThe UN declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that the crisis in the Horn of Africa is not over and requires continued efforts to restore food security and help people resume normal lives. UN-backed court sentences key Khmer Rouge figure to life in prison on appealThe appeals chamber of the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying cases of mass murder and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime today sentenced the former head of a notorious detention camp to life in prison, upholding an earlier conviction and extending the existing jail term. For World Cancer Day, UN stresses early diagnosis to reduce mounting deathsEarly diagnosis is the key to reducing the nearly eight million deaths caused by cancer across the globe annually, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, stressing the importance of screening programmes for healthy people to detect the disease promptly for easier treatment. UN voices concern over fresh round of killings in South SudanThe United Nations human rights office today voiced concern over a cattle raid in a northern state of South Sudan earlier this week, which has led to 78 deaths and numerous injuries among civilians, most of whom were women and children. Mozambique: UN agency begins food distribution to flood victimsThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing rations in Mozambique, where an estimated 70,000 people are in urgent need of assistance after the country was pounded by two tropical storms. UN backs vaccination campaign after yellow fever outbreaks hit Cameroon and GhanaThe United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people. As floods continue in Fiji, UN stresses need to boost preventive measuresThe United Nations disaster risk reduction agency stressed today the need to boost preventive measures in Fiji, as heavy rains are predicted to occur more frequently in the archipelago nation, which has been ravaged by severe floods over the past week. UN political team to visit Maldives for talks on democratic transitionA United Nations political team heads to the Maldives next week for talks on how to help support the Indian Ocean archipelago in its transition to democracy. Philippines: UN and partners seek more funding to help tropical storm survivorsThe United Nations and humanitarian partners today revised upwards an appeal for funding to continue relief work for six months among the more than 300,000 people in the Philippines island of Mindanao who were affected by last year’s tropical storm Washi. UN court rules against Italy in case over Nazi compensation claimsThe United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany’s immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations for Nazi war crimes to be brought against it in Italian courts. UN News For Europe | UN News For the Americas UN News For Asia and the Pacific | UN News Main Headlines |
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