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Nom de code : groupe de contact parlementaire. Tous les mardis, à 17 heures, un petit groupe de conjurés se retrouve à l'Assemblée nationale. Depuis leur tentative (infructueuse à deux voix près) de déposer...

Fin de la séquence Matamore... la porte est ouverte ! Les opposants à la loi Travail veulent trouver une sortie vers le haut. Au terme de trois mois de combat social, neuf journées de mobilisation et deux...

Septième journée de mobilisation ? Huitième ? Sauf à surveiller l'agenda social de très près, on ne sait plus très bien ! C'est aujourd'hui la neuvième journée de manifestation nationale contre la loi...

An expert panel of the World Health Organization (WHO) today concluded that while the Zika virus and its associated disorders continue to be a public health emergency of international concern, there is a &#8220very low&#8221 risk of further international spread of the virus as a result of the upcoming Olympic Games.

Given the unchanged nature of the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, the mandate of the African Union-United Nations mission there should be extended for another year, without changes to its priorities or its authorized troop and police ceiling, the top UN peacekeeping official said today.

In Brussels, Belgium, today, ahead of the start of a forum by the European Commission, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with several European officials, discussing such issues as the need for stronger international cooperation in the face of emerging challenges related to terrorism, and also visited with refugees and volunteers working at a soup kitchen.

More than nine out of 10 refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe this year through Italy are unaccompanied, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) reported today, warning of the growing threats of abuse, exploitation and death that such children are facing.

In an opinion piece published today by The Guardian, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the outcome of the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, held in Istanbul, Turkey, last month.

In the wake of the mass killing of 49 people by a sole gunman in a gay nightclub in Florida, the United Nations human rights chief today urged the leadership of the United States to live up to its obligations to protect its citizens from the &#8220horrifyingly commonplace but preventable violent attacks that are the direct result of insufficient gun control.&#8221

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution today authorizing Member States, acting nationally or through regional organizations, to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya they believe are carrying illicit weapons.

On World Blood Donor Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for a rapid increase in voluntary blood donations in more than half of the countries globally in order to ensure a reliable supply of safe blood for patients whose lives depend on it.

The United Nations cultural agency and International Criminal Court (ICC) are working together in the fight against impunity for deliberate destruction of cultural heritage, which could constitute a war crime.

Small, fast growing wild fish could be crucial allies in the race to end hunger in some of the world&#39s most chronically poor and underfed regions, according to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on fisheries in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa.

A l'occasion d'une réunion du Conseil de sécurité sur la situation au Darfour, le Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies aux opérations de maintien de la paix, Hervé Ladsous, a noté mardi que peu de progrès avaient été enregistrés ces derniers mois dans la recherche d'une solution politique viable au conflit.

À l'occasion d'une réunion du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU sur la Guinée-Bissau, le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général et chef du Bureau intégré des Nations unies pour la consolidation de la paix dans le pays (BINUGBIS), Modibo Touré, a appelé mardi les acteurs politiques à restaurer le dialogue pour résoudre la crise actuelle.

Le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU a adopté mardi une résolution sur la Libye autorisant les Etats membres, pour une période de 12 mois, à faire inspecter les navires à destination ou en provenance de la Libye, s'ils ont des motifs raisonnables de penser que ces navires transportent des armes.

Given the unchanged nature of the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, the mandate of the African Union-United Nations mission there should be extended for another year, without changes to its priorities or its authorized troop and police ceiling, the top UN peacekeeping official said today.

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution today authorizing Member States, acting nationally or through regional organizations, to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya they believe are carrying illicit weapons.

Small, fast growing wild fish could be crucial allies in the race to end hunger in some of the world&#39s most chronically poor and underfed regions, according to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on fisheries in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa.

Nouvelle journée de mobilisation des opposants à la Loi Travail. Le secrétaire général de la CGT, Philippe Martinez avait prédit qu'elle sera «énorme». Son syndicat a recensé plus de 600 cars affrétés...