A new scientific report, commissioned by the World Bank says the world is barreling down a path to heat up by 4 degrees at the end of the century if the global community fails to act on climate change. President Jim Yong Kim says the world must tackle the problem of climate change more aggressively. [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, today rendered its Judgment in the case concerning the Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaraguav. Colombia). ICJ
The Djiboutian contingent, part of the African Union mission in Somali (AMISOM) has taken up the challenge to train former pro-government militia fighters that fought against the Islamic extremist group al Shabaab in the Hiraan region of the country. AU/UN IST
The UN Human Rights Office present in Sierra Leona lauded the participation of persons with disabilities during the elections this weekend. OHCHR
Hurricane Sandy, severely affected the agriculture in the south of Haiti, where out of 140 communes, 75 suffered serious damage. MINUSTAH