Bolstering the commitment of the United Nations to work with and for the world's youth, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday announced several key initiatives towards that end, including the formation of an expert... read more →
On the occasion of International Day of Peace, 21 September 2016, Ambassadors of Peace and Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in partnership with UNIC Tehran will hold Small Narrators Festival. This... read more →
A prominent refugee agency has warned that Yemen faces an “untenable” humanitarian situation, as the war-torn nation marked 500 days since Saudi Arabia began its bombing campaign. Figures released by... read more →
Iran is ready to cooperate and assist Russia's humanitarian operation in Syria's Aleppo, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ibrahim Rahimpur said. Russia has been sending tons of humanitarian aid to Aleppo and helped... read more →
With more than two million people impacted by the fighting in and around war-ravaged Aleppo, where wide swaths of the area are now without power and water supplies are dwindling,... read more →
A new United Nations report has found that e-government is an effective tool for facilitating integrated policies and public service by promoting accountable and transparent institutions, such as through open... read more →
The United Nations envoy facilitating peace talks on Yemen announced yesterday that as the discussions wind down for a one-month break, the process will enter a “new phase,” during which... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participated in the Olympic Torch Relay in Rio de Janeiro yesterday morning as the historic torch, after having made its journey from Greece, was just hours away... read more →
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said yesterday that it is responding to a growing food security emergency causing malnutrition in children in both rural and urban areas of crisis-gripped... read more →
Just back from crisis-riven northern Iraq, where he visited refugee camps for Iraqi and Syrian families and children, actor Ewan McGregor, an Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called... read more →