Nearly 10 years after UN members adopted a progressive Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), progress implementing the convention has been mixed, even at the UN itself, say... read more →
Wars and persecution have driven more people from their homes than at any time since UNHCR records began, according to a new report released on World Refugee Day (June 20th)... read more →
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the insufficient international aid over the Afghan refugees in the country, stressing the importance of preparing the ground for their voluntary return to... read more →
GENEVA (20 June 2016) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urged the new Government in Myanmar to take concrete steps to put an end to... read more →
20 June 2016 I thank the President of the General Assembly for taking the initiative to organize this important briefing. I also thank His Excellency Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete,... read more →
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses grave concern about today’s series of attacks in civilian populated areas that killed and maimed civilians across Afghanistan. UNAMA condemns in the... read more →
The top United Nations relief official for Yemen has reported that more than 13 million Yemenis are in need of immediate life-saving assistance as a result of a bleak humanitarian... read more →
Marking the first International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday said that the era of impunity for sexual violence as a tool of war... read more →
A UNDP-supported documentary on the threat sea-level rise poses to 30 million Bangladeshis premiered in New York City on Monday 13th June. Watch the trailer here. Bangladesh is predicted to... read more →
There’s a global economic crisis every year — with malnutrition to blame. Global gross domestic product losses resulting from malnutrition annually are greater than what was lost each year during... read more →