"BIRDS"

A refugee is on the front lines of the fight against climate change in Guatemala. UNHCR

WTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a series of key trade initiatives. WTO

With conflicts destroying hard-won gains, regional organizations must include women in peace talks, political negotiations, speakers tell Security Council.

With conflicts destroying hard-won gains, regional organizations must include women in peace talks, political negotiations, speakers tell Security Council.

In Rwanda, more than one-third of farmers have limited access to clean water. To improve water management, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) built six water ponds to support local farmers of the Yanze Horticulture Production Cooperative (YAHOPROC). FAO

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is in South Sudan in an effort to revive the stagnating peace process and to express the commitment of the United Nations in supporting the people of South Sudan as they transition from war to peace, recovery, and development. UNMISS

Press Conference by Sheila E, American percussionist and singer, Ms. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and Mr. Mark Johnson, founder of Playing For Change, on Peace Through Music: A Global Event for Social Justice.

UNHCR’s Representative in Greece, Philippe Leclerc, stressed that burning a camp “is not a solution” and said, “There is despair but in no way can we justify violence.” UNHCR

The world has lost 178 million hectares of forest since 1990, according to a forestry assessment launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization in an innovative and easy-to-use digital format. FAO

In Senegal, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners are carrying out a conservation project, known as "RESSOURCE", to help protect wetlands and migratory birds. Video courtesy: FAO Music: courtesy of Motion Array