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Briefing reporters in New York on his recent visit to Haiti, the Canadian ambassador to the UN said “there is an opportunity for action in Haiti at the moment,” adding that the international…

On an official visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, presided over a memorial ceremony in tribute to the five…

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched Monday the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) - a coordinated international campaign aiming to close the current gaps in polar forecasting capacity…

A new round of Intra-Syrian talks is set to be more "business-like" than before as part of a renewed push to halt the more than six-year conflict, UN negotiator Staffan de Mistura said on…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) urged donors to step up support for desperate refugees fleeing South Sudan. Humanitarian agencies are seeking USD 1.4 billion to…

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General told Security Council today that “sexual violence may be a significant factor driving vulnerable people from their homes and communities.” UNIFEED

Matshidiso Moeti, the World health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, arrived in Kinshasa this weekend to attend a coordination meeting of the national committee at the Ministry of…

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrived to the Malian capital Bamako on Monday for a three-day visit. MINUSMA

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein expressed alarm over the continued violence in parts of the Central African Republic as well as attacks against UN Peacekeepers,…

The World Health Organization issued a global health report called “Healthier, Fairer, Safer, the global health journey 2007-2017” describing and analysing key aspects of global health over the last…

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Security Council resolution 1540, which requires Governments to prevent non-State actors or terrorists from acquiring, proliferating and using nuclear…

The sixth round of intra-Syrian talks to reach a peaceful settlement to the conflict in the country began Tuesday in Geneva. UNTV CH