[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban, Pillay urge Egypt to return to civilian rule, end violence

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN office: Funding is urgently needed for food, health programs in Sahel Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   July 5, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban, Pillay urge Egypt to return to civilian rule, end violence United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging "a quick return to civilian rule in Egypt based on a clear road map for elections" after the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, says a UN spokesman on Ban's behalf. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern about the detention of Muslim Brotherhood members and emphasized that all sides need to refrain from violence. Multiple clashes have been reported in Egypt, with at least one dead. 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UN Dispatch (7/3) Share:      United Nations UN office: Funding is urgently needed for food, health programs in Sahel The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has only received $600 million of its $1.7 billion 2013 funding request for food and health needs in Africa's Sahel region. OCHA says 4.9 million young children and pregnant women are at risk of acute malnutrition. Voice of America (7/4) Share:      Security Council fails to agree on call for civilian access in Syrian city Business Standard (India)/Agence France-Presse (7/4) Share:      Food insecurity is growing in Syria, UN agencies say Reuters (7/5) Share:      WHO panel to examine readiness for MERS Reuters (7/5) Share:      Air pollution in Europe must be reduced, WHO study says The Guardian (London) (7/4) Share:      Health Development How will regime change affect Egypt's donors? 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