A UN report launched today (16 January) by the World Health Organization in Geneva highlights momentum in controlling, eliminating and eradicating some of the longest-term scourges faced by humankind, especially the poor, and says the world is closer to the elimination of many of them. WHO
Argentina's Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today to discuss the impounding of the Argentinean frigate "Libertad" by Ghanaian authorities. UNTV
Ghanaian President John Atta Mills died today (24 July) at the age 68 in Ghana. UNTV has file video of his appearances at the UN. UNTV / FILE
UN agencies warned today that children in the Sahel region are at acute risk from an upsurge in cholera. More than 29,000 cases have been reported so far this year. CH UNTV
UNAIDS to launch a campaign called “Believe it. Do it” on Thursday (26 Apr) aimed at preventing mother to child HIV transmission. UNAIDS
Since 2007 the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been helping train refugees, working with FAO and UNHCR as UN Joint Program. For Liberian refugees who’ve stayed in Ghana or gone home to Liberia, becoming self-reliant has transformed their lives. From devastation and conflict, they’ve found the way ahead to human security and peace. UNIDO
UNICEF supported child-friendly schools in rural Ghana are providing equal education opportunites to girls and boys, breaking the cycle of discrimination and early marriage. UNICEF
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) announces the results of a ground-breaking five-country study on the effects the financial crisis is having on families, many of whom were already going hungry. FILE