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Ján Kubiš, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, and Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations, today briefed the Security Council in a virtual session that discussed the UN Secretary…
According to UNHCR, more than 80 per cent of those arriving in the Chadian border town of Adré are women, children and elderly – many of whom have witnessed extreme violence. Attacks, said to have been carried out by armed…
As a busy mother bringing up four children between the ages of 10 and 20, Deka Mohamud Dirie would seemingly not have too much time to engage in environmental activism. Some people even told her that a woman would be…
New York, 9 August, 2020 COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on more than 476 million indigenous people around the world. Throughout history, indigenous peoples have been decimated by diseases brought from elsewhere, to…
By UN News: BEIRUT BLAST: HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP THE UN AID LEBANON'S RECOVERY After a devasting blast ripped through Beirut Port in Lebanon on Tuesday, wounding thousands and rendering hundreds of thousands homeless, the UN…
Juan Ángel Cuesta, who graduated last year as a Rural Health Promoter and now helps save lives in the town of Mandé, in Urrao, Antioquia, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, malaria, and snake bites, among other illnesses. Through…
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Assesses Immediate Response and Support Needed Following Beirut Blast Beirut, 6 August 2020 - The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Special Coordinator…
Fisheries | FAO hands over fishing and training vessels to the Ministries of Fisheries and Marine Resources With European Union (EU) backing, FAO delivered two large fishing and training vessels to the Federal Government of…
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place at a prison complex in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on 3 August 2020, which resulted in at…
Bogotá, 4 August 2020. Today, at the headquarters of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, the Special Representative and Head of the Mission, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, along with national and international officials, paid…
Nairobi, 4 July 2020 –The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region has signed an agreement with the Norwegian Government in support of the implementation of the Peace, Security and…
Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General. In response to questions asked at the noon briefing, the Spokesperson has the following to say: We are deeply saddened by the death of our colleague in Colombia, Mr…