A meteor hit Russia’s Chelyabinsk region on Friday injuring over a thousand people. Sergio Camacho, president of the Action Group of Objects close to the earth with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), says injuries were mainly from flying glass because of the sonic boom and the pressure wave. Beng Poblete-Enriquez spoke with [...]
The UN Security Council has welcomed the announcement by President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi of Yemen of the launch of the National Dialogue Conference scheduled for 18 March. In a presidential statement on Friday , the Council commends those that have engaged constructively in the preparatory stages of the process. It also welcomes the issuance of a decree [...]
World Interfaith Harmony Week was celebrated in early February at the United Nations. First proposed and adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2010, the week provides an opportunity for all interfaith groups and other groups of goodwill to show the world what a powerful movement they are. Gerry Adams reports. Duration: 2’52″
The UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, Romano Prodi has been meeting with leaders and members of civil society in the Sahel region of Africa. During his three day-visit to Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Niger, Mr. Prodi was joined by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit. Vannina Maestracci, who is travelling [...]
Calling strongly for concrete policy actions and targeted investments to enhance food security and scale up nutrition, top officials from the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee stressed that "hope, focus, pragmatism and determination" — bolstered by deeper cooperation — were crucial to ending hunger, a global challenge that [...]
IOM Belize is conducting a one-month training for immigration officials deployed at border points and in district offices across the country in the use of a computerized border management information system that will help them to identify and register everyone entering and exiting the country. The modern, US-funded system will register the entry and exit [...]
Jamaica's extensive efforts to reform its social protection systems since 2000 have resulted in a considerably improved performance in the human development index. A representative of Jamaica Shorna-Kay Marie Richards told the Commission on Social Development that the National Development Plan "Vision 2030" targeted achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, and Jamaica's advance [...]
The newly appointed Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, was sworn in at UN headquarters on Friday morning. The 29 year-old youth leader from Jordan has been described as a strong youth advocate with extensive knowledge of and commitment to working on youth issues at the local, regional and international levels. UN Spokesperson, Martin Nesirky [...]
A concert, featuring the Viva Vox Choir from Belgrade, took place recently in the UN General Assembly Hall. Viva Vox choir performs mainly A cappella arrangements of world pop/rock and classical music, accompanied by beatbox. The concert was co-sponsored by the President of the 67th Session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić, [...]
What makes a city prosperous? UN-Habitat, the UN Human Settlements Programme, explores this question in its State of the World's Cities report – the Prosperity of Cities. Gerry Adams spoke with Yamina Djacta, head of the New York office of UN-Habitat, who told her both government officials and citizens contribute to a prosperous, liveable city. [...]
South Sudan has gone through a tough year since it became independent from Sudan, according to the head of the UN Mission in the country, Hilde Johnson. Ms. Johnson told UN Radio on Friday that there have been positive developments in the new African country. She said core legislation for a democratic country has been [...]
The World Food Programme (WFP) has airlifted food for thousands of people recently displaced by fighting in Punia town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to WFP, fighting has broken out between Mai Mai rebels and units of the Congolese army over a mining area on the borders of North Kivu and Maniema [...]
UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, has wrapped up a three-day visit to the region which continues to battle political, humanitarian and security challenges. The envoy was joined by Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, in meetings with senior leaders and civil society representatives in Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina [...]
As the conflict continues in Syria, the World Food Programme (WFP) says it remains concerned about thousands of people who are unable to receive food assistance. The agency says that as part of its monthly food distributions, 25 trucks carrying over 500 metric tonnes of food, enough to feed more than 90,000 people have [...]
A team of experts is due to arrive in Mali on Sunday to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in the country. The United Nations human rights office says that the four person team will stay in Mali for two weeks. Cécile Pouilly, UN human rights spokesperson, says it's vital to get clear information of [...]
More than 100 people have died in refugee camps in South Sudan in recent months after contracting the Hepatitis E virus. The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says that more than 6,000 refugees have been infected with the virus since July, leading to 111 deaths. Hepatitis E damages the liver, and is transmitted by consuming [...]
Michelle Bachelet, the Executive Director of UN Women, says she stands up for the fundamental human right of every woman and girl to live a life free from fear and violence. And the One Billion Rising campaign agrees. Sponsored by Eve Ensler’s V-day organization, One Billion Rising is a huge movement which claims that [...]
North Korea's decision to conduct an underground nuclear test has drawn international condemnation. The Security Council in New York, the Conference on Disarmament meeting in Geneva, and the head of the organization which monitors a global nuclear test ban treaty, have all denounced the explosion, which took place on Tuesday. This is the third [...]
