Children in conflict zones around the world have come under attack at a shocking scale throughout the year, UNICEF warned, with parties to conflicts blatantly disregarding international laws designed to... read more →
Violent extremists use the Internet to attract younger audiences, to disseminate content and to foster direct dialogue with young people, a United Nations agency-backed study found, but more research is... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the attack that took place earlier Friday outside Mar Mina church in the Helwan district, south of Cairo, Egypt. In a statement from his spokesman,... read more →
Concluding the main part of its 72nd session, the United Nations General Assembly on Sunday took a number of key actions, including approving a nearly $5.4 billion programme budget for... read more →
Children in Yemen could not have a worse year than 2017, according to a senior official from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “2017 was a horrible year for the children... read more →
By Kishan Khoday and John Knox Among the various drivers of risk in the world today, two stand out: climate change and rapidly rising levels of inequality. While each... read more →
Vital that all Yemeni ports kept open for aid and commercial vessels, stresses UN humanitarian chief
With close to three-fourths of all people in Yemen in need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations top relief official has underscored the need to keep all ports open to... read more →
The United Nations refugee agency warned on Friday that the situation of refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island continues to remain dangerous, and called on the Australian Government to... read more →
The total number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has crossed one million, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today, urging greater efforts to tackle the outbreak and... read more →
“Regional Security in the West Asia: Emerging Challenges and Trends Conference” took place at University of Tehran Faculty of World Studies on 16th December in the presence of Advisor to President... read more →