Press Releases: Biosecurity in the Time of Ebola
As Delivered Good evening and thank you for the kind introduction. It is great to be down here in Charlottesville. It’s also great to see so many young people here at the start of a…
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All armed forces in South Sudan urged to release child soldiers
18 Feb 2015 Listen / Child soldiers in South Sudan. Photo: UNICEF South Sudan/Marinetta Peru The government and opposition forces in South Sudan have been urged to release all child soldiers who are still in…
Daily Press Briefings : Daily Press Briefing – February 17, 2015
1:11 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us on this snow day, and we thought, as we’ve done in the past, we would do a phone briefing so we can try to…
Invest in cities, renewable energy, UN envoy Michael Bloomberg tells conference in India
17 February 2015 – Welcoming India’s efforts to confront climate change, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, Michael Bloomberg, said today that the country was incredibly well placed to capitalise…
Amid rising insecurity in Cameroon, senior UN relief official calls for ‘beefed up’ civilian protection
17 February 2015 – Concluding a seven-day visit to Central Africa, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs today called international support ‘pivotal’ in preventing further destabilization of the region, particularly Cameroon, where more…
Episode 53: Leila Zerrougui
Leila Zerrougui is the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. She helps free child soldiers and protect children from the worst effects of war and conflict. In this episode, Zerrougui describes how…
Over 1.1 billion tourists traveled abroa…
Over 1.1 billion tourists traveled abroad in 2014 ©Stefano Guzzetti/Under licence from Shutterstock In a time of economic turmoil, global tourism is still faring well: over 1.1 billion tourists traveled abroad in 2014, according to…
Happiness at work
Happiness at work The Spinoza Factory, together with Campagne Première Productions, have organised the Happiness at work days (journées du Bonheur au travail), in Paris from February 12-14. This three-day conference will include round tables, debates,…