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Selected DPI and UN System Press Releases
Last updated 09 March 2014

2014
March 2014
	From The Ashes of War, Seeds of Peace
February 2014
	UNESCO Chief Calls on Broadcasters to Promote Empowerment of Women
	Ban Calls for Observance of Olympic Truce for Winter Olympic Games
	If Not Prevented, 86m. Young Girls Worldwide Are Likely To Experience FGM By 2030-Ban Warns
	Saving the Imperiled Hamouns of Eastern Iran By: Gary Lewis, UN Resident Coordinator in the Islamic Republic of Iran
January 2014
	A Visit to Auschwitz By UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
	UN Official at London Symposium: Water: Iran's Main Environmental challenge

December 2013
	One in Three Children Under-Five Do Not Officially Exist - UNICEF
	On Human Rights Day, Mandela’s Commitment to Human Dignity, Equality, Justice and Compassion Will Forever Remain an Inspiration-Ban
	On Int’l day for disabled persons, Break Barriers, Open Doors: For an Inclusive Society for All
	Continued Investment, Commitment and Innovation Are Needed In Order To Have a Future without Aids-Ban

November 2013
	Secretary-General, In Message, Says Solidarity Day Chance to 'Reflect On Critical Situation of Palestinian People, Consider Our Collective Responsibilities'
	UNODC Supports Family Skills Training Programmes In Iran
	UNFPA Announces Master Plan to Protect Women and Girls in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
	UN Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement on the Nuclear Programme of Iran
	The Indelible Imprint of JFK
	Ban Calls for Halting All Forms of Violence against Women, Girls
	UNFPA Responds To Urgent Maternal Health and Protection Needs of Women in the Philippines
	UN Is Ready To Help Iran to Tackle Water Shortage-UN Official
	On World Toilet Day, Worldwide, Some 2.5 Billion People Lack the Benefits of Adequate Sanitation-UN Chief
	Traffic Accidents Kill 1.24 M. People Annually-Ban
	Tolerance, the Strongest Foundation for Peace, Reconciliation-Ban
	Iran and UN Atomic Energy Agency Agree To Strengthen Nuclear Cooperation
	On Int’l Week of Science, Peace, Ban Underlines Importance Of Role Of Science, Technology In Promoting Progress, Peace
	Scientific Cooperation, a Force For Peace, Development-UNESCO Chief
	Ban Stresses Importance of Protecting Environment in Times of Armed Conflict

October 2013
	More Than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year, Finds New UNFPA Report
	On UN Day Ban Underlines Importance Of Working Together For Peace, Development And Human Rights
	Every Day 840 Million People Go Hungry In A World of Plenty
	Ban Calls For Greater Efforts To Carry Out UN’s Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan
	A Wave of Diplomatic Progress at the United Nations By Ban Ki-Moon
	Invest In Education So That Girls Can Advance In Their Personal Development-UN Chief
	Urban Transport, Central to Sustainable Development-UN Chief
	World Need 5.24m. Teachers In Order To Reach Universal Primary Education Goal By 2015
	UNFPA Works to Ensure People Everywhere Can Age With Dignity, Security and Confidence
	Ban Calls On Global Citizens to Be Inspired By Courage of Mahatma Gandhi

September 2013
	Remove Barriers to Older Persons’ Full Participation In Society-Ban
	Ban Urged Tourism Establishments To Cut Consumption, Improve Waste Management
	World Leaders Renew Commitment To Anti-Poverty Targets, Agree To Adopt New Development Goals At 2015 Summit
	Every Girl and Every Boy Deserves To Receive a Quality Education
	232m. International Migrants Living Abroad Worldwide–New UN Global Migration Statistics Reveal
	Harness the Wealth of Knowledge, Expertise and Development Thinking In the Global South-UN Chief
	Worldwide 250m. Children Are Illiterate- UN Chief
	84% Of World’s Population Can Read, Write—UNESCO Chief


August 2013
	Visit of United Nations Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman to Iran, 25-27 August 2013
	World Needs More of Teamwork-Ban
	Political Leadership Brings Us a Step Closer To the Dream of Sanitation and Water for All
	On Int’l Youth Day Ban Calls for Promotion of Young Migrants’ Rights
	Create a World That Values Wealth of Human Diversity-Ban

July 2013
	On International Day of Friendship, Ban calls for cultivation of warm ties that strengthen our common humanity
	Incheon (Republic Of Korea) Named “World Book Capital 2015”
	Heart of Nelson Mandela Int’l Day Is Good Works for People, Planet-UN Chief
	At Start of Islamic Fasting Month, Ban Appeals to All Parties in Syria to Stop Violence
	On World Population Day Ban Calls for Guaranteed Maternal Health Services for All Women
	Pregnancy Complications, Child Birth Leading Cause of Death among 15-19 Year Old Girls - UNFPA Chief
	Malala Comes To the United Nations By: Ban Ki-moon
	Ban Calls on Governments to Support, Strengthen Cooperatives
	New UN Report Cites 'Unprecedented Climate Extremes' Over Past Decade
	Millennium Development Goals Are Within Reach, But Stronger Efforts Needed – UN Report

June 2013
	2013 World Drug Report Notes Stability in Use of Traditional Drugs and Points to Alarming Rise in New Psychoactive Substances
	Around 200,000 People Continue To Die Every Single Year Due To Illicit Drugs-UNODC Chief
	UN Chief Urges All Countries to Fully Implement Convention against Torture
	Ban Called On Governments, Media and Civil Society to Raise Awareness of the Harm Caused By Illicit Drugs
	95 Per Cent of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan or Iran--UN
	Resolve Conflicts So efugees Can Return Home-UN Chief
	UNESCO World Heritage Committee Removes Bam from List in Danger
	By Conserving Arid Lands Essential Water Supplies Can Be Protected-UN Chief
	Statement Attributable To the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Elections in the Islamic Republic Of Iran
	Education for Peace
	UN Secretary-General, In Message for Word Environment Day, Calls Food Waste Massive Cost In Terms Of Energy, Land, Water
	Iranian Young Scientist Wins UNESCO Award

May 2013
	Ban Calls on Everyone to Help Syrian People Find the Path to Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Peace
	On Peacekeepers Day, UN Chief Salutes Bravery of UN Peacekeepers
	Biodiversity Central to Achieving the Vision of a Water Secure World-Ban
	In Africa’s Great Lakes Region, Peace Dividend Must Follow Peace Deal
	Telecommunication Technology Reduces Traffic Fatalities
	On Int’l Day of Families Ban Calls for a Healthier World for All
	Get Featured and Celebrate UNESCO’s International Arts Education Week with Our Asia-Pacific Photo Activity
	1.3 Million People Die In Road Accidents Annually-UN Chief

April 2013
	Ban Calls On Int’l Community to Rid the World of Chemical Weapons
	Ban Urges Global Health Community to Provide Universal Access to Malaria Interventions
	Forward-Looking Macroeconomic Policies for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
	Ban Pledges Aid to Iran and Pakistan Following Powerful Earthquake
	International Community Should Step Up Assistance to Syrian Refugees, Displaced, Appeals UNFPA Head
	Preventing Genocide, A Shared Responsibility-UN Chief
	On World Health Day, Ban Underlines Need For Enhancing Public Awareness on Problem of Hypertension
	A Thousand Days to Keep the Millennium Promise
	A World Free From Threat of Mines

March 2013
	All People Can Use Nowruz to Reflect On Beauty of Nature, Promise of Spring and Power Of Culture To Build Peace-UN Chief
	New Report Indicates That Road Traffic Injuries Claim 1.24 Million Lives Every Year
	On International Women’s Day Ban Calls For Prosecution Of Crimes Against Women
	INCB: We Must Halt Unprecedented Proliferation and Abuse Of ‘Legal Highs’
	UN Women’s Commission Begins Annual Session With Call To Stop Gender-Based Violence
	Commodities In Need Of Regulation: Towards an Arms Trade Treaty


February 2013
	Social Justice for All
	Ban Calls On All Governments to Make Concrete Commitment of Action To End Violence Against Women, Girls
	On World Radio Day Ban Calls for Tuning World to Frequency of Peace, Development and Human Rights


January 2013
	New UN Report Shows Major Decline in Foreign Direct Investment In 2012
	UN And Partners Launch Global Campaign to Reduce Food Waste
	World’s Youth Facing Worsening Unemployment, Warns New UN Report
	Millions of Domestic Workers Worldwide Lack Social Protection, Says New UN Report


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