International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Thursday (17 January) that although the policymakers stopped a collapse of the global economy in 2012, policymakers need avoid a relapse of uncertainty, and cannot afford to relax in the New Year. IMF
Despite "remarkable progress" in recovering from multiple crises, international support to consolidate stability in Côte d'Ivoire is ever more important given the volatile security situation in its region, the top United Nations official in the West African country said today (17 January). UNTV
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow asks the world to step up aid for Syrian refugees. UNICEF
For the first time since 2006,Haiti has updated data on the situation of children and women, enabling analysis of the earthquake response and helping establish where and who the most vulnerable children are. UNICEF