United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging people around the world to join a campaign to support a Pakistani girl shot for advocating for education. In a recorded video message, Mr. Ban says that on November 10th, citizens from across the globe are speaking out for Malala Yousafzai and on behalf of the 61 million [...]
• An operation to airlift 1,300 South Sudanese from Khartoum to South Sudan started on Tuesday. The International Organization for Migration says they are part of 40,000 people who moved to open places in 2010 hoping to be transported to South Sudan. According to IOM there are two flights a day transporting the people [...]
The United Nations is ready to help authorities in Guatemala which was hit by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The earthquake which was reportedly centred off the Pacific coast of Guatemala struck during the working hours leaving more than 40 people dead. UN spokesman, Martin Nesirky says the Secretary-General [...]
The first shipment of humanitarian aid from United Nations agencies in Cuba arrived in Santiago de Cuba on Thursday to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. A flight with 40 tonnes of basic commodities including hygiene, cooking and school kits, waterproof canvas, water storage tanks and water purification tablets landed at Antonio Maceo Airport from [...]
The government and people of Libya have made progress in stabilizing the country over the last year despite challenges that still remain. That's what the top United Nations envoy in the North African country Tarek Mitri told the Security Council during his briefing via video teleconference on Thursday. He told the Council that there have [...]
1. Humanitarian situation deteriorates in Syria as winter looms 2. More than 2 billion people at risk of malaria in Asia Pacific Region 3. WHO : Haiti faces threat of cholera following Hurricane Sandy 4. Number of internally displaced people in Mali growing, says UNHCR 5. WHO study says polio eradication efforts not reaching everyone [...]
1. UNRWA : Israeli TV station corrects wrong claims against UN in Gaza 2. UN expert calls for boycott of businesses that profit from Israeli settlements 3. UN expert : Freedom of religion violated for political control 4. On UN Day Ban Ki-moon reaffirms pledge to tackle global problems 5. WHO says Polio eradication efforts [...]
The Security Council has failed to adopt resolutions on Syria under a chapter in the United Nations Charter that gives enforcement powers to maintain international peace and security. That's what Ambassador Néstor Osorio of Colombia told the Security Council on as he introduced its annual draft report to the General Assembly. He described the period [...]
The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on the Libyan authorities to ensure justice is served in relation to crimes committed during the overthrow of former leader Muammar Qadhafi in 2011. Fatou Bensouda on Wednesday briefed the Security Council on cases concerning Libya which is undergoing political transition following more than four [...]
An estimated 10 million people from The Philippines have left their homeland in search of economic opportunities abroad. The money they send home helps to support their families and is vital to the country's economy. However, very little of this money is saved or invested. In this feature from the International Fund for Agricultural Development [...]
Food prices fell by one per cent in October, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO also says that the food import bill for 2012 may drop as a result of lower international prices and freight rates combined with lower cereal purchases. Charles Appel reports. The UN agriculture agency says the [...]
The Libyan government is cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to its Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, who has spoken to UN Radio after briefing the Security Council on Wednesday. Last year her office requested arrest warrants for Saif Al-Islam Qadhafi, his late father, Muammar Qadhafi, and the former intelligence chief Abdullah Al-Senussi for crimes [...]
