The International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust was marked in Sydney with a moving ceremony at the Sydney Jewish Museum organised by the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants. There was rapt attention as Olga Horak, one of the survivors present, gave an inspiring talk on the theme of the International Day, Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Applications to 2016 Fellowship Programme for Journalists sponsored by the Dag Hammarskjold Fund for Journalists
The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2016 fellowship program. The application deadline is March 18, 2016. Continue reading
Commission presents its final report, calling for high-level action to address major health challenge
At Least 51 United Nations Personnel Killed in Deliberate Attacks against Peacekeeping Operations in 2015
At least 51 United Nations and associated personnel were killed in the line of duty during the course of 2015, according to the United Nations Staff Union’s Standing Committee for the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service. Continue reading
Training Security Forces on Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists
Procedure of Selecting and Appointing the next UN Secretary-General
UN General Assembly President Lykketoft has committed to running his Presidency in the most open and transparent manner possible. This also applies to the process of selecting and appointing the next United Nations Secretary-General. Continue reading
United Nations introduces new action plan to prevent violent extremism
Global unemployment projected to rise in both 2016 and 2017
Transferable and higher skills needed to secure human development progress in Asia and the Pacific
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Jakarta
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the 14 January terrorist attacks in Jakarta, which resulted in the deaths of at least 2 civilians, as well as many more injured, for which ISIL has claimed responsibility. Continue reading
