Documentation on Holocaust victims, a collection of Buddhist scriptures written on stones from Myanmar, two rare manuscripts from Nepal and diaries belonging to Ernesto Che Guevara, are among 54 Continue reading
Financial Transparency In Extractive Industry Critical to Reducing Potential for Corruption
The current of wealth from the world’s abundant natural resources was too often diverted away from populations in need, instead feeding conflicts and corruption, and leading to human rights abuses and environmental damage, warned a number of high-level speakers as they briefed the Security Council. Continue reading
More must be done to prepare pacific islands for droughts
With thousands of people in the Marshall Islands without access to safe drinking water, the head of the United Nations office for disaster risk reduction today warned that Pacific small islands are threatened by drought and need to incorporate mitigation measures into their national planning and risk assessments. Continue reading
UN Secretary-General on an official visit to China
Meeting with Chinese leaders in Beijing , Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed a range topics central to the agenda of the United Nations regarding peace and security, human rights and development, as well as the situation in Syria and the Korean peninsula. In talks with President Xi Jinping, Mr. Ban commended China Continue reading
Global forced displacement of people at 18 year high
More people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994, with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major new factor in global displacement. UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report, covers Continue reading
Humanitarian response to asylum-seekers needed: UNHCR
Speaking ahead of World Refugee Day on 20 June, UNHCR Regional Representative Richard Towle said that the arrival of asylum-seekers to Australia by boat, involving the tragic loss of many innocent lives at sea, “is a humanitarian challenge that requires, fundamentally, a principled and humanitarian response in line with Australia’s proud record of assisting those in need.” Continue reading
Access over 10000 publications on development through the World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR)
The World Bank is an institutions in the United Nations system and is one of the largest sources of development knowledge. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products. Continue reading
Schooling of children jeopardised by reductions in aid
Australian World Environment Day Awards
In celebration of World Environment Day, UNIC Canberra joined the United Nations Association of Australia at its World Environment Day Awards. The theme for 2013 World Environment Day celebrations was Think.Eat.Save – reduce your foodprint. The annual national Awards recognized innovative and outstanding environmental programs and initiatives from across Australia and the important work of Australian environmental leaders. Continue reading
Fiji to send 171 peacekeepers to monitor Israel-Syria ceasfire
The Government of Fiji agreed to contribute a contingent of 171 military personnel to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) which is tasked with monitoring the decades-long ceasefire between Syria and Israel in the Golan Heights. The Fijian personnel will replace the Croatian and Japanese contingents. Continue reading