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GENEVA / SYRIA CIVILIAN CASUALTIES 00:01:57
GENEVA / SYRIA CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
The UN said that the battle to regain Al-Raqqa and Deir-ez-Zor from ISIL must not be waged at the expense of the lives of civilians trapped and besieged in these areas. OHCHR
Production Date: 1 Sep 2017
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HONDURAS / GRANDI PROTECTION 00:02:59
HONDURAS / GRANDI PROTECTION
An estimated 450,000 people entered Mexico irregularly last year, most of them from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. UNHCR considers that many of these persons are refugees, likely seeking safety from the rising power and violence of gangs in their home countries. UNHCR
Production Date: 1 Sep 2017
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GENEVA / CLUSTER MUNITION 00:03:39
GENEVA / CLUSTER MUNITION
A new report said that the year 2016 marked the second highest annual figure of reported cluster munition casualties since the beginning of Cluster Munition Monitor reporting in 2009. UNTV CH
Production Date: 1 Sep 2017
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GENEVA / DISABILITIES 00:02:52
GENEVA / DISABILITIES
Austerity policies introduced into welfare and social care by the government of the United Kingdom amount to “grave and serious violations of human rights” of people with disabilities, a UN committee has concluded. UNTV CH
Production Date: 1 Sep 2017
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LEBANON / UNIFIL PATROLS 00:01:38
LEBANON / UNIFIL PATROLS
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) continued their joint patrols of the Blue Line as the Security Council on Wednesday (30 Aug) extended UNIFIL’s mandate for another year. UNIFIL
Production Date: 1 Sep 2017
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IRAQ / SYRIAN REFUGEE STUDENT 00:01:57
IRAQ / SYRIAN REFUGEE STUDENT
Sumaya is determined to be a motivating role model for young Syrians to look beyond the crisis to their future and that of their nation. She received a scholarship from UNHCR’s Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative Fund (DAFI), a program that helps refugees worldwide accessing higher education. UNHCR
Production Date: 1 Sep 2017
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MEXICO / GUATEMALAN REFUGEE 00:02:48
MEXICO / GUATEMALAN REFUGEE
Beatriz is a Guatemalan refugee who fled her hometown after her teenage sons were threatened by gangs. She crossed the Guatemalan border into Mexico and eventually arrived at Casa Migrante, where she initially stayed in a shelter and eventually sought support with her job search. UNHCR
Production Date: 1 Sep 2017
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CANADA / IRAQI REFUGEE BOY 00:03:36
CANADA / IRAQI REFUGEE BOY
Life for thirteen-year-old Emad has changed dramatically since he was reunited with his mother and siblings in Canada after being held captive in Iraq for three years. For the first time in years, Emad can begin to let go of the past, and focus on the future. UNHCR
Production Date: 31 Aug 2017
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UN / UNIFIL HALEY 00:02:22
UN / UNIFIL HALEY
Following the Security Council’s unanimous decision today to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), United States ambassador Nikki Haley said “the clouds of war are gathering” in the south. UNIFEED
Production Date: 30 Aug 2017
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GENEVA / DPRK 00:02:55
GENEVA / DPRK
The Conference on Disarmament in Geneva heard presentations by military experts from the Republic of Korea, Japan and the United States on the dimensions of the threat that the nuclear and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) represented to regional and international peace and security. UNTV CH
Production Date: 30 Aug 2017
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SOMALIA / DISPLACED 00:02:05
SOMALIA / DISPLACED
During a week-long visit to Somalia, a senior UN advisor on internal displacement called for the establishment of an effective framework and durable solutions in the country, which, together with strong government leadership and the mobilization of multi-year flexible funding, would provide sustainable livelihoods and adequate standards of living to internal displaced persons and their host communities. UNSOM
Production Date: 30 Aug 2017
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GENEVA / ZEID VENEZUELA 00:02:39
GENEVA / ZEID VENEZUELA
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, said it was “clear” that the policies pursued by the authorities in their response to protests in Venezuela “has been at the cost of Venezuelans’ rights and freedoms.” UNTV CH / OHCHR
Production Date: 30 Aug 2017
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UN / SYRIA 00:03:10
UN / SYRIA
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien said it is a “sad, tragic, blunt truth” that he is still urging the Security Council to find a way “to stop the Syrian people paying the price of political failure” during his last appearance in this role. UNIFEED
Production Date: 30 Aug 2017
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GENEVA / ZEID PRESS FREEDOM 00:03:19
GENEVA / ZEID PRESS FREEDOM
The UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said that the US President Donald Trump's attacks on the media could amount to incitement and embolden followers to attack certain communities. UNTV CH
Production Date: 30 Aug 2017
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UN / DPRK 00:03:17
UN / DPRK
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned today the North Korean ballistic missile launch which flew over Japan adding that the country is “deliberately undermining regional peace and stability.” UNIFEED
Production Date: 29 Aug 2017
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UN / SUSTAINING PEACE 00:01:58
UN / SUSTAINING PEACE
Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the Security Council that “peacekeeping operations need clear, realistic and up-to-date mandates, with well-identified priorities, adequate sequencing and flexibility to evolve over time.” UNIFEED
Production Date: 29 Aug 2017
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OHCHR / ZEID MYANMAR 00:01:21
OHCHR / ZEID MYANMAR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein expressed alarm at the violence and incitement in the north of Myanmar’s Rakhine State. OHCHR
Production Date: 29 Aug 2017
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DRC / KASAI DISPLACED 00:03:13
DRC / KASAI DISPLACED
The World Food Programme (WFP) said the crisis in the Kasai provinces is the most alarming in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC,) expressing extreme concern at the lack of resources in the remote region. WFP
Production Date: 29 Aug 2017
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GENEVA / HURRICANE HARVEY 00:02:55
GENEVA / HURRICANE HARVEY
Hurricane Harvey which paralyzed the city of Houston, Texas, is expected to be one of the costliest natural disasters in US history. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said it is truly a “nightmare scenario,” as the affected area is as huge as roughly the size of Spain. UNTV CH
Production Date: 29 Aug 2017
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UN / LIBYA 00:02:27
UN / LIBYA
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, told the Security Council that “a well-rooted political economy of predation is palpable as if the country is fueling its own crisis with its own resources to the benefit of the few and the frustration of the many.” UNIFEED
Production Date: 28 Aug 2017
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