The United Nations top official in the Central African Republic (CAR) said today (20 March) that there are indications that the rebel members of the Government of National Unity, who had issued an ultimatum and were prepared to resume fighting, "are prepared to allow a bit more time for negotiations to take place." UNTV
The people of Mali continue to suffer the impact of mass displacement and they urgently need food and other humanitarian assistance, says the Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Ertharin Cousin, on her return from a five-day trip to Mali and Burkina Faso (13-17 March) WFP
Nigel Fisher, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, ad interim, says that over the past year, Haiti's annual economic growth rate "fell well below forecast levels." UNTV
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon met today (20 March) with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. President Kagame has been travelling the United States and Mexico since early March, attending a series of meetings on socio-economic issues. UNTV
Uganda Red Cross and Save the Children are currently using a mobile phone app called RapidFTR to streamline and speed up family tracing and reunification for child refugees. UNICEF
Syria's Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari announces today (20 March) a request from his government for the United Nations Secretary-General to form a technical mission in order to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian territory yesterday. UNTV