Tropical Storm Haikui struck China’s east coast a few days ago. It was the 11th storm of the Pacific typhoon season this year and the third storm to hit China's east coast in one week. Taoyong Peng, a scientist with the World Meteorological Organization, told Gerry Adams that in spite of its intensity, the storm [...]
The birth of a child is usually a happy occasion. But the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reports that in some societies, for example in South Asia, sons are valued over daughters, resulting in millions of baby girls going "missing." UNFPA says technologies have made it possible for families to determine the sex of unborn babies, [...]
The situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is dire, according to the United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos. The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator is in the country to see first hand the situation of people displaced by violent armed groups in that region. According to the United Nations, there [...]
Grave developments in Mali are bringing enormous suffering to the people of that country, says UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon. Fighting between Government forces and rebels in the northern part of the country has caused insecurity, instability and a growing refugee crisis. Gerry Adams reports. Duration: 3’06″
Measures recently taken in Yemen to restructure security forces have been welcomed by Jamal Benomar, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Yemen. On 6 August, President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi of Yemen adopted decrees concerning the restructuring of the Yemeni security sector. He said the move is an important step in implementing Yemen's November [...]
While more than 900 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, nearly double that number—1.5 billion—are overweight or obese, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The world clearly has a problem with food, but FAO believes the approach to this issue must be changed—and changed quickly—to improve the health of people and the planet. [...]
There is a need to promote sustainable production of nutritious food and preserve biodiversity in order to improve people's health. That's what is advocated in a book just published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the NGO Bioversity International. It says that while over 900 million people in the world suffer [...]
Transitional authorities in Mali are being encouraged by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to develop a strategy to return the country to constitutional rule. Soldiers seized power in March this year as the government grappled with an armed rebellion in the north. The Secretary-General told the Security Council on Wednesday that the conflict in Mali [...]
Civilians continue to be killed and injured in the conflict involving Taliban insurgents and the NATO-backed government in Afghanistan, according to a report issued on Wednesday. In its 2012 midyear report on the protection of civilians, the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says that more than 1, 100 civilians have been killed and over [...]
