2018-07-18 08:00
UNAIDS warns that progress is slowing and time is running out to reach the 2020 HIV targets
New HIV infections are rising in around 50 countries, AIDS-related deaths are not falling fast en… Read More
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2018-07-18 05:42
Greece: Asylum-Seeking Children Deprived of School
Few Classes in Government Camps on the Aegean Islands
(Athens) – Greece is denying thousands of asylum-seeking children th… Read More
2018-07-17 22:08
Officials from 58 countries and six international organisations were present for the adoption of the so-called Mutual Accountability Framework of the New Partnership for Somalia (… Read More
2018-07-17 21:51
Measuring just about 22-square-meters, or some 200-square-feet, a demonstration unit for the eco-friendly and affordable housing, debuted on the UN Plaza in New York this week.
This structu… Read More
In West Africa And The Sahel, Signs Of Democratic Progress Amid Continued ‘devastating’ Violence: UN
2018-07-17 21:31
Citing the spillover of the Malian crisis into Burkina Faso and Niger, and the widespread violence by non-state armed groups throughout the region, Special Representative for West Africa an… Read More
2018-07-17 19:02
“As events over the weekend demonstrate, the situation in Gaza is extremely precarious,” said Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory… Read More
2018-07-17 18:27
“The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have captured the imagination of leaders and general public alike,” said Amina Mohammed at the SDG Business Forum, one of the hundreds… Read More
2018-07-17 15:26
António Guterres condena la violencia contra los civiles y pide al Gobierno que los proteja. Además, considera que esta violencia es un obstáculo para hallar una soluci… Read More
2018-07-17 15:03
Gaza city, 17 July 2018
Today, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, visited the Gaza Strip and called for urgent measures to prevent fu… Read More
2018-07-17 13:23
Les autorités congolaises se préparent à déclarer dans une semaine la fin de l’épidémie d’Ebola à l’Equateur. Depuis le 12… Read More
2018-07-17 11:28
Emergency preparedness saves lives, reduces the impact of crises on vulnerable people's livelihoods and is much more cost-effective than repeated humanitarian action. This story shows how W… Read More
2018-07-16 22:10
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo praised Somalia’s leadership for the steps it has taken in developing a political roadmap for inclusive politics, esp… Read More
2018-07-16 22:05
An additional 4.6 million infants were vaccinated globally in 2017, compared to 2010, due to the pace of global population growth.
And the data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and… Read More
2018-07-16 21:58
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)-FAO’s (Food and Agriculture Organization) “Forests for Fashion” initiative, links forest-based materials from sustai… Read More
2018-07-16 21:44
The high-level General Assembly meeting examined the risks posed by sand and dust storms, known by the acronym SDS, and the various opportunities available to mitigate those risks and fill… Read More
2018-07-16 21:27
Speaking at the opening of the major ministerial meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) as well as the high-level segment of the Economic and Social Coun… Read More
2018-07-16 12:36
As over 19 million children miss out on vaccinations, UNICEF and WHO call for concerted efforts to reach all children.
New York, 16 July 2018: A record 123 million children were immunized g… Read More
2018-07-16 09:50
Many millennia of missed opportunity and prosperity as nations around the world are collectively 5,000 years off track to bring clean water and 11,000 for decent toilets, reveals WaterAid
T… Read More
2018-07-16 08:01
HIGHLIGHTS
• Humanitarian Coordinator call for urgent scale up of humanitarian assistance in Tambura, Western Equatoria.
• Humanitarians call for pause to enable them reach thousa… Read More
2018-07-16 01:03
“Yesterday we were on the brink of war. And it has taken the concerted efforts of everyone to make sure that we step back from confrontation,” UN Special Coordinator Nickol… Read More
2018-07-15 23:31
Deteriorating food security in central, southern and southeaster Mauritania
KEY MESSAGES
• Although consumer markets are well stocked with imported food (rice, oil, sugar, tea, pasta)… Read More
2018-07-15 22:59
According to the latest figures released on Sunday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, known as UNAMA, there were 5,122 civilian casualties (1,692 deaths and 3,430 injured) in teh… Read More
2018-07-15 09:33
KABUL – Latest figures released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) show continuing record high casualty rates being inflicted on the Afghan civilian population… Read More
2018-07-15 06:59
An Op Ed by Justin Brady, the Head of Office, UNOCHA Somalia
There is a proverb that says, “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never si… Read More
2018-07-14 22:49
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Violent conflict and instability affect men and women in heterogeneous ways, including differentiated impacts on economic, social, physical, and mental well-b… Read More
2018-07-14 18:15
In a press statement, the Security Council denounced the attack as “heinous and cowardly” and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and… Read More
2018-07-13 23:28
For the first time ever, United Nations Member States have agreed an all-encompassing Global Compact to better manage international migration, address its challenges, strengthen migrant rig… Read More
2018-07-13 21:59
When endorsing the 17 ambitious Sustainable Goals which aim to end hunger and extreme poverty, Member States agreed to one essential, cross-cutting aspect: as progress would be made towards… Read More
2018-07-13 20:41
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday elected Iceland to serve on the Geneva-based global rights body effective immediately, through to the end of next year.
Iceland inherits no par… Read More
2018-07-13 20:37
“Our humanitarian colleagues were alarmed by the impact of reported hostilities on civilians in several areas of Syria,” UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters at UN H… Read More
2018-07-13 19:36
The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur “must change” in accordance with the shifting realities on the ground, the Organization’s top peacekeeping offici… Read More
2018-07-13 18:46
After more than a year of discussions and consultations among Member States, local officials, civil society and migrants themselves, the text of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regu… Read More
2018-07-13 17:44
Los Estados miembros de la ONU han logrado el primer acuerdo global para ayudar a aprovechar los beneficios de la migración y proteger a los inmigrantes indocumentados. El documento… Read More
2018-07-13 12:03
Visiting UNHCR team reports enormous humanitarian challenges in DR Congo’s Ituri province
By Natalia Micevic | 13 July 2018
TCHOMIA, the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Fishi… Read More
2018-07-13 09:23
Dilla – Over 800,000 internally displaced persons are living without adequate shelter and safe sanitation in Ethiopia, resulting in a worsening humanitarian situation further exacerba… Read More
2018-07-13 09:19
Sana’a – After a careful assessment of the current situation in Hudaydah by IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and through high-level coordination with stakeholders, a voluntary huma… Read More
2018-07-12 22:06
Speaking to UN News during the final round of negotiations on a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration, Louise Arbour said that migration should not be seen in terms of good… Read More
2018-07-12 21:37
That was one focus on the fourth day of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), currently taking place at UN Headquarters in New York, when delegates deb… Read More
2018-07-12 20:30
Historical tensions between communities in southern Ethiopia escalated during April, leading to loss of life, widespread property damage and large-scale displacements.
“Nearly o… Read More
2018-07-12 17:08
“Migration is a positive global phenomenon,” Secretary-General António Guterres told a press conference at UN Headquarters, with negotiations on the Global Compact for Sa… Read More
2018-07-12 16:32
Pramila Patten, UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence and Conflict, told reporterss that she had been “alarmed to hear about the increasing climate of intimidation” in whi… Read More
2018-07-12 15:28
12 July, 2018 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today called for the protection of health facilities and increased access to southern Syria, where the recent hostilities have left… Read More
2018-07-12 14:51
(New York, 12 July 2018): The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) released today US$15 million to urgently scale up humanitarian assistance to people affected by escalating in… Read More
2018-07-12 11:19
ABUJA – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a joint effort to support conflict-affected people in northeastern… Read More
2018-07-12 09:19
Geneva/Addis Ababa (ICRC) — Inter-communal clashes in southern Ethiopia are fueling a rapidly swelling humanitarian crisis in which more than 800,000 people are forcibly displaced fro… Read More
2018-07-12 06:46
Not Educating Girls Costs Countries Trillions of Dollars, Says New World Bank Report
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2018 – Limited educational opportunities for girls and barriers to completing… Read More
2018-07-12 02:17
Winds and first heavy rains pound fragile landscape sheltering some 700,000 refugees, triggering landslides that killed one refugee and injured others amid ongoing emergency response.
After… Read More
2018-07-11 22:45
Through the inherently integrated nature of urban development, the 11th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) impacts a wide range of 2030 Agenda issues from sustainable consumption and produc… Read More
2018-07-11 22:16
“The Secretary-General recognizes the important mediation role of the Nicaraguan Catholic Bishops Conference, “said a statement issued by his Spokesperson.
Media reports from th… Read More
2018-07-11 21:24
“There is a humanitarian need, we can meet it and we can tell people a convincing and persuasive story about how their money is used if they provide us with more funds,” said Ma… Read More
2018-07-11 20:47
“Small children butchered in front of their parents. Girls and women gang-raped while family members were tortured and killed,” United Nations Secretary-General António Gu… Read More
2018-07-11 20:09
Ciudad de Guatemala, 11 jul (AGN) – Las pérdidas y daños provocados por la erupción del volcán de Fuego del 3 de junio ascienden a 1.642 millones de quetza… Read More
2018-07-11 18:28
“Climate change is inextricably linked to some of the most pressing security challenges of our time,” said Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed during a debate intended to dee… Read More
2018-07-11 00:15
In her message for the Day, UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem took that a step further, saying: “Family planning is not only a matter of human rights; it is also central to women… Read More
2018-07-10 22:08
UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock is in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to see first-hand the extent of the humanitarian needs, the support the United Nations is pro… Read More
2018-07-10 22:06
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Hudaydah had registered the highest incidences of suspected cholera cases of any city; around 14 per cent of those reported nationwide since th… Read More
2018-07-10 21:35
The Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship signed on Monday by Eritrean President, Isaias Afwerki, and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, signals the resumption of diplomatic ti… Read More
2018-07-10 21:15
“We believe that what we need going forward is to strengthen ambition, strengthen action and strengthen cooperation,” said Adnan Amin, Director-General of the International Rene… Read More
2018-07-10 20:15
El miércoles 4 de julio, la escuela primaria de La Pacheca en la región colombiana de Catatumbo fue seriamente dañada por un ataque armado.
“Este ataque brutal co… Read More
2018-07-10 17:22
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, issued a report on Tuesday, noting the “deliberate…and brutally violent” targeting of civilians, particularly women and children, in Ap… Read More
2018-07-10 14:26
As the Sahel region experiences its worst food and nutrition crisis in five years and continued insecurity, the Commission has announced a humanitarian aid package worth €191.3 million… Read More
2018-07-10 14:14
Abuja –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in close cooperation with the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), is responding to the most urgent needs of more than 22,000… Read More
2018-07-10 13:35
FRANCESCA MOLD
Thousands of women and girls across South Sudan have suffered rape and other abuse during the brutal civil war which erupted in 2013.
The UN’s Special Representative on… Read More
2018-07-10 11:20
Educational sites in Afghanistan are changing from bastions of hope and safety into spaces of fear, armed conflict and politics.
Rather than safe spaces for learning, schools in Afghanistan… Read More
2018-07-09 19:50
According to the latest State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report, nearly 60 million people worldwide – 14 per cent of them women – are directly employed in fisher… Read More
2018-07-09 19:31
The Council met to debate the latest UN annual report on Children and Armed Conflict which revealed that once again, the number of boys and girls affected by fighting has increased, with mor… Read More
2018-07-09 19:07
“We have only 12 more years to fully realize this transformative agenda, but these goals are absolutely within our reach,” said Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General of Economi… Read More
2018-07-09 18:30
António Guterres was there to take part in the second annual UN-African Union conference, part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the relationship between the two organizations. The tw… Read More
2018-07-09 17:43
GENEVA (9 July 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, said the Government’s failure to redress discriminatory laws against t… Read More
2018-07-09 14:18
El Sistema de las Naciones Unidas (SNU) responde con más apoyo para las personas afectadas por la erupción del Volcán de Fuego. Los recursos fueron gestionados a partir… Read More
2018-07-09 11:39
Au cœur de la Province du Kasaï-Oriental, le territoire de Miabi a connu les pires atrocités lors des affrontements entre les miliciens de Kamuina Nsapu et les forces de s… Read More
2018-07-09 10:05
“South Sudan's Independence Day is overshadowed by conflict and an unprecedented humanitarian crisis,” said Country Director for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Rehana Zawa… Read More
2018-07-09 04:20
Kodi Moumdau give birth last year but her child was stillborn and in the process of delivery a fistula, or tear, developed between her vagina and anus. Fistulas of this type can result in a… Read More
2018-07-09 00:00
Monday, July 9, 2018 — One year since the battle between the Islamic State (IS) group and the Iraqi forces officially ended in Mosul, the health system is still in ruins and strugglin… Read More
2018-07-08 04:55
NGOs call for comprehensive response to Drought in Afghanistan:
4th July 2018, Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan remains one of the worst funded of the large crises around the world. Millions… Read More
2018-07-08 00:15
“As South Sudan turns seven, a seemingly endless war continues to devastate the lives of millions of children,” said Henrietta H. Fore, UNICEF's Executive Director who visited J… Read More
2018-07-08 00:01
New peace agreement offers flicker of hope – if it holds
NEW YORK/JUBA, 8 July 2018 – Out of 3.4 million babies born in South Sudan since it became the world’s youngest co… Read More
2018-07-07 19:55
Ms Mohammed was speaking at a meeting with the Nigerien president, Mahamadou Issoufu, on Saturday in the capital Niamey which was part of a joint United Nations -African Union (UN-AU) missi… Read More
2018-07-07 18:28
Simel Esim, head of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Cooperatives Unit, lauded their benefits by sharing stories of how Kenyan producer cooperatives’ coffee has fou… Read More
2018-07-07 16:19
On the 50th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged all Stat… Read More
2018-07-06 20:44
On 5 July, intense air and ground-based strikes on Dar’a city and eastern and western rural areas resulted in the reported death of 18 people including 14 children and 3 women with se… Read More
2018-07-06 20:24
The exercise, which began at the end ofJune, is expected to take up to six months to complete.
It “will help consolidate a unified database for the purposes of protection, identity ma… Read More
2018-07-06 18:53
That appeal coincided with a call from the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, to boost search and rescue facilities in the region, amid concerns about a toughening stance in some European Union (EU)… Read More
2018-07-06 16:57
Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, completed his first official mission to the Caribbean country and Panama, in Central America… Read More
2018-07-06 15:51
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (6 July 2018) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors has approved grant assistance of $100 million—the first of an envisaged package totaling… Read More
2018-07-06 15:49
Bogotá, 5 de Julio de 2018 – La Organización de las Naciones Unidas en Colombia rechaza y condena vehementemente los asesinatos de defensores y defensoras de derechos hu… Read More
2018-07-06 15:40
“It was market day in Bol and I was with two other girls who like me carried explosives,” the young woman told UN News. “I was just 15 years old. I was given drugs and had… Read More
2018-07-06 14:56
Efforts to strengthen its response to refugees passed an important milestone this week.
By Ariane Rummery
GENEVA – The international community’s efforts to strengthen its respon… Read More
2018-07-06 13:15
Halting deforestation, managing forests sustainably, restoring degraded forests and adding to worldwide tree cover all require actions to avoid potentially damaging consequences for the pla… Read More
2018-07-06 11:33
Juba – Since conflict broke out in Wau, South Sudan, in June 2016, more than 31,500 people remain displaced from their homes. Together with partners, the International Organization fo… Read More
2018-07-06 11:24
N’Djamena – Last Sunday (01/07), 20 Sub-Saharan migrants, including eight potential victims of trafficking, were reportedly stranded in Faya, in Northern Chad. The town of Faya… Read More
2018-07-06 09:31
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva… Read More
2018-07-06 02:24
5 July 2018, Islamabad – The Government of Pakistan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a new US$37 million project today that will benefit more than 30 mill… Read More
2018-07-05 20:51
In her nets she has perhaps fifty fish, a good enough catch, given she started fishing just five hours earlier. But, it is not sufficient to feed her eleven children.
“I can sell this… Read More
2018-07-05 20:05
E. Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on racism, focused on the issue of ethno-nationalism in her first report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, whose current session ends on Friday… Read More
2018-07-05 19:16
Jerusalem, 5 July 2018
Today, the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, the Head of West Bank Operations for UNRWA, Mr. Scott Anderson, and the Head of the UN Office for the High… Read More
2018-07-05 17:40
Noting in a statement that “approximately 250 people, many of them young persons”, had been killed since mid-April in demonstrations against President Daniel Ortega’s Gove… Read More
2018-07-05 15:35
Martin Griffiths was in the capital, Sana’a, this week for two days of talks with leaders and representatives of the Ansar Allah rebel movement and the rival General People’s Co… Read More
2018-07-05 15:23
“More than 320,000 people are now displaced and most are living in dire and insecure conditions, including some 60,000 people camped at the Nasib/Jaber border crossing with Jordan,&rd&helli…Read More
2018-07-05 11:31
I am gravely concerned for the civilian population caught in the crossfire in South West Syria, including airstrikes and heavy shelling. An estimated 750,000 lives are in danger. More than… Read More
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