UN spotlights health benefits of yoga, ancient practice that can ease stress of our modern ‘laptop’ lives
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations 2 Headline: UN spotlights health benefits of yoga, ancient practice that can ease stress of our modern ‘laptop’ lives 21 June 2017 Recognizing the universal appeal of yoga, the United Nations marked the 2017 edition of the International Day of Yoga, which aims to integrate the […]
Read More →The people of South Sudan are ‘desperate for peace,’ but political crisis persists – UN peacekeeping chief
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations Headline: The people of South Sudan are ‘desperate for peace,’ but political crisis persists – UN peacekeeping chief 21 June 2017 Deliberate actions by the Government and opposition armed forces as well as other actors to advance their political goals continue to severely undermine efforts to […]
Read More →Secretary-General Commends Tajikistan’s Efforts to Reduce Poverty, Advance Water Goals, in Remarks at Forum on Sustainable Development Partnerships
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations 4 Headline: Secretary-General Commends Tajikistan’s Efforts to Reduce Poverty, Advance Water Goals, in Remarks at Forum on Sustainable Development Partnerships (Delayed for technical reasons.)Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of a national conference on “Strengthening of Partnerships for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in […]
Read More →Peacekeeping Chief Recommends No Change in South Sudan Mandate Owing to Persistent Hostilities, Stalled Dialogue
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations 4 Headline: Peacekeeping Chief Recommends No Change in South Sudan Mandate Owing to Persistent Hostilities, Stalled Dialogue Government Committed to Deploying Regional Protection Force, Permanent Representative Assures Security CouncilThe Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, citing a lack of real progress towards ending hostilities and resuming dialogue in South […]
Read More →Security Council Extends, Expands Sanctions against Democratic Republic of Congo to Cover Those Attacking Peacekeepers, Adopting Resolution 2360 (2017)
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations 4 Headline: Security Council Extends, Expands Sanctions against Democratic Republic of Congo to Cover Those Attacking Peacekeepers, Adopting Resolution 2360 (2017) Permanent Representative Says Measures Should Also Target Firms Using Armed Groups, Objects to Actions that Hamper Pursuit of ‘Common Goals’The Security Council today extended its arms embargo, […]
Read More →Warring parties in Yemen 'must take all feasible precautions' to minimize harm to civilians – UN envoy
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations 3 Headline: Warring parties in Yemen 'must take all feasible precautions' to minimize harm to civilians – UN envoy 21 June 2017 Civilians in Yemen continue to be killed and injured during Ramadan, despite calls for the conflict parties to respect their obligations under international law, […]
Read More →Nigerian refugees returning to “dangerously unprepared” situation, UN agency chief warns
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations 3 Headline: Nigerian refugees returning to “dangerously unprepared” situation, UN agency chief warns 21 June 2017 Large numbers of Nigerian refugees hosted in Cameroon are returning to northeast Nigeria, into a situation the United Nations refugee chief calls “dangerously unprepared to receive them.” “It is my […]
Read More →Warring parties in Yemen ‘must take all feasible precautions’ to minimize harm to civilians – UN envoy
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations 2 Headline: Warring parties in Yemen ‘must take all feasible precautions’ to minimize harm to civilians – UN envoy 21 June 2017 Civilians in Yemen continue to be killed and injured during Ramadan, despite calls for the conflict parties to respect their obligations under international law, […]
Read More →Stakeholders and Officials Highlight Priorities for HLPF
MIL OSI Asia Pacific – Source: Small Island Developing States Headline: Stakeholders and Officials Highlight Priorities for HLPF 20 June 2017: The UN Secretariat issued a compilation of the executive summaries of the position papers submitted by Major Groups and Other Stakeholders (MGOS) on the theme of the 2017 session of the UN High-level Political […]
Read More →WFUNA, Partners Discuss Global Citizenship Education for 2030 Agenda
MIL OSI Asia Pacific – Source: Small Island Developing States Headline: WFUNA, Partners Discuss Global Citizenship Education for 2030 Agenda 19 June 2017: UN entities, UN Member States and other stakeholders highlighted the importance of global citizenship education for sustaining peace, preventing global extremism and achieving the SDGs, during an event on the role of […]
Read More →Conference Concludes First Reading of Draft Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations 4 Headline: Conference Concludes First Reading of Draft Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons President Presents Revised Preamble, Noting Proposed Addition of New ParagraphsDelegations considering an instrument that would prohibit nuclear weapons concluded their first-read through of the entire draft this morning, before proceeding to informal […]
Read More →UN Security Council welcomes deployment of regional force to restore stability in the Sahel
MIL OSI United Nations – Source: United Nations Headline: UN Security Council welcomes deployment of regional force to restore stability in the Sahel 21 June 2017 The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the deployment by the so-called Group of Five (G5) – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – of a joint […]
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