Following a two-day visit to the Greek Island of Lesbos, High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said that "refugee problems need to be addressed with a human touch." UNHCR
Speaking on the future of peace operations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly "UN peace operations must be judged by their impact on people. They must make every effort to protect civilians and defend the rights of people in conflict. And they must never abuse that trust.” UNIFEED-UNTV
The OIC Special Envoy said on Monday the international community should step-up its support, and pour more resources into CAR’s elections next year, adding that the time was right to “end the culture of transition”. UNIFEED-UNTV
The UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said today in Geneva "it is clear that the Russian military intervention in Syria has indeed introduced new dynamics into the situation." UNTV CH
At the launch today of the Africa Week 2015, Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon said that African countries and their peoples, "seek to build lives with quality education and health care, decent jobs, a clean environment and tolerant, inclusive and democratic societies".UNIFEED-UNTV
As part of Africa Week 2015, officials discuss actions needed to achieve a conflict-free Africa and end all wars in Africa by 2020. UNIFEED-UNTV
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visited Saturday (10 Oct) the Greek island of Lesbos, the main entry point for most of the more than 428,000 people who have made the sea crossing from Turkey to Greece so far this year. UNHCR
The UN Security Council has adopted a new resolution that gives authorization to member states to inspect and seize vessels on the high seas off the Libyan coast, used for migrant smuggling or human trafficking. UNIFEED-UNTV
The Security Council passed a resolution amending the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to support implementation of the peace agreement signed in August. UNIFEED-UNTV
Summing up the outcome of the annual UNHCR's Executive Committee Assembly, António Guterres, the UN refugee agency's chief told reporters in Geneva today "the very clear message that came from all delegations is that there must be a fundamental reform in the way the humanitarian system is funded and the way it works." UNHCR / FILE
Euro zone economies are experiencing a "gradual recovery," helped by low energy prices and favorable financial conditions, but face downside risks, the International Monetary Fund reported on Friday. IMF
The first group of asylum-seekers departed Friday from Italy to Sweden under the EU relocation scheme. The 19 asylum-seekers, including five women, all Eritrean nationals, had arrived by boat in Sicily over the last few weeks and were all screened in the Lampedusa reception centre, where they agreed to be relocated to Sweden. UNTV CH
The United Nations Human Rights Office in Tunisia has congratulated this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners saying their cause was purely rooted on human rights. The 2015 Nobel Prize for Peace has been awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. OHCHR / FILE
Officials posed for the traditional family photo at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group which got underway in Lima, Peru. IMF
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has requested that the Organization's Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) launch an audit of the interaction between the UN and the Global Sustainability Foundation and the Sun Kian Ip Group, and the use of any funds received from these entities, according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED-UNTV / FILE
MINUSTAH's chief, Sandra Honoré, told the Security Council that Haiti's upcoming presidential elections would be the last ones where the level of assistance provided by the UN Mission in the country would be necessary. UNIFEED-UNTV
The economic outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean has once again been revised downward, according to the Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook released on Wednesday by the International Monetary Fund. IMF
The extreme poverty is on track to fall to under ten percent, announced today the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at the World Bank's annual meeting in Lima, Peru. WORLD BANK
Policymakers in all countries will have to refine and upgrade their economic policies to boost growth and reduce global uncertainty, said IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde. IMF
At a high level meeting today to discuss the "Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development", Juan Elias Chebly, Founder and CEO of Voipebox.com said, "Unfortunately, what we see in the world today is a culture of waste that moves to the beat of quarterly financial statements of corporations. We really have to change that paradigm". UNIFEED-UNTV
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UNIFEED RUNDOWN FOR MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2015
GREECE / GUTERRES WRAP (2:41)
Following a two-day visit to the Greek Island of Lesbos, High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said that "refugee problems need to be addressed with a human touch." UNHCR
UN / BAN ON PEACE OPERATIONS (1:55)
Speaking on the future of peace operations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly, "UN peace operations must be judged by their impact on people. They must make every effort to protect civilians and defend the rights of people in conflict. And they must never abuse that trust.” UNIFEED-UNTV
GENEVA / DE MISTURA SYRIA (2:37)
The UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said today in Geneva "it is clear that the Russian military intervention in Syria has indeed introduced new dynamics into the situation." UNTV CH
UN / ISLAMIC COOPERATION PRESSER (1:39)
The OIC Special Envoy said on Monday the international community should step-up its support, and pour more resources into CAR’s elections next year, adding that the time was right to “end the culture of transition”. UNIFEED-UNTV
UN / AFRICA WEEK (1:28)
At the launch today of the Africa Week 2015, Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon said that African countries and their peoples, "seek to build lives with quality education and health care, decent jobs, a clean environment and tolerant, inclusive and democratic societies". UNIFEED-UNTV
UN / SILENCING GUNS AFRICA
As part of Africa Week 2015, officials discuss actions needed to achieve a conflict-free Africa and end all wars in Africa by 2020. UNIFEED-UNTV
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