An unprecedented rise in the number of journalists killed and imprisoned in the past year coupled with restrictive legislation and state censorship is jeopardizing independent reporting in many countries says a report released today by the Committee to Protect Journalists at the United Nations in New York. UNTV
Global growth will strengthen gradually in 2013, as the constraints on worldwide economic activity will start to taper off this year, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook Update, released Wednesday. IMF
UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane joined to play against each other in the 10th anniversary edition of UNDP’s Match Against Poverty Wednesday, as 50,000 people packed the newly built stadium in Brazil’s Porto Alegra. UNDP
United Nations officials today mourned the death of Oscar Niemeyer, a world-renowned Brazilian architect who was also a key figure in the design and building of the world body's headquarters in New York. FILE
The UN Secretary-General said today (25 September) at the General Assembly, "we need look no further than this room to see expressions of the thirst for progress".UNTV
Global food prices soared by 10 percent in July from a month ago, with maize and soybean reaching all-time peaks due to an unprecedented summer of droughts and high temperatures in both the United States and Eastern Europe, according to the World Bank Group's latest Food Price Watch report. WORLD BANK/IMF /FILE
At World Water Week inStockholm next week, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will promote ways to produce more food despite increasing water scarcity. IFAD
The United Nations Mission in Haiti together with the Brazilian Battalion and the Non-Governmental Organization 'Viva Rio' have been installing biodigestors in public toilets throughout Port au Prince. MINUSTAH
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was encouraged by the nearly 700 concrete commitments – totalling $513 billion – registered at the Conference from governments, business, industry, financial institutions and civil society groups, amongst others. UNTV
At the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), some $513 billion in funding has been committed by governments, the private sector, civil society and other groups to achieve a sustainable future. UNTV