Recent tragedies highlight urgency for ‘credible’ and ‘safe’ pathways to Europe – UN refugee agency

UN NEWS SERVICE:  Recent tragedies highlight urgency for ‘credible’ and ‘safe’ pathways to Europe – UN refugee agency
30 May 2017 – Against the backdrop of more than 1,700 people having perished this year while undertaking perilous crossings across central Mediterranean Sea to reach mainland Europe, the United Nations refugee agency has appealed for “credible alternatives” to ensure accessible and safe ways for people in need of international protection to reach the continent.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56858

Central African Republic: Amid fresh violence, UN rallies support for displaced
30 May 2017 – United Nations agencies are seeking to rally support for the people fleeing escalating violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), while the Organization's human rights office has called for the establishment of a strong justice system in the country.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56857

With 'blue helmets' in harm's way every day, peacekeeping reforms and resources needed – UN chief
29 May 2017 – Marking International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Secretary-General António Guterres today said that peacekeeping must have the tools and rules it needs to adapt to the dangerous and challenging environments they face.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56854

UN risk reduction forum in Cancun closes with call to harness data
29 May 2017 – We can't change nature, but we can be prepared if we have the right information – that was the message from a major United Nations conference on risk reduction in Cancun, Mexico, which closed with a call for all countries to systematically measure losses from natural disasters.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56856

Civilians in Syria must be spared from anti-ISIL airstrikes – UN rights chief
26 May 2017 – The United Nations human rights chief today urged all warring parties in Syria to take every feasible measure to spare the civilian population from the effects of the armed conflict, noting that civilians are increasing caught in fighting between the Government forces and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist group.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56844

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