The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed serious concern for the estimated 300,000 people trapped in eastern Aleppo City, due to heavy clashes along... read more →
Two United Nations agencies have signed an agreement to protect cultural and natural heritage sites by using the latest geo-spatial technologies, including a satellite imaging system. The strategic partnership between... read more →
The European Commission will next week present a new plan to resettle refugees from outside the EU to member states. The proposal is part of a larger package on migration... read more →
The United Nations yesterday condemned Israel for demolishing Palestinians' homes and advancing plans to build new houses for Israeli settlers, amid the prospect of the two-state solution to the Middle... read more →
More than 100 aid groups and nongovernmental organizations signed a letter to the European Union harshly criticizing the bloc’s initiatives to stop migrants. According to the reports, European leaders hope to sketch out... read more →
Cooperatives are an old idea but more relevant than ever as they can be the drivers of a sustainable future, senior United Nations officials said on the International Day of... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the membership of his Global Health Crises Task Force, which aims to help countries and communities prepare and respond to emergencies, such as the recent outbreaks... read more →
According to a new UNICEF report, 3.6 million children in Iraq – one in five in the country - are at serious risk of death, injury, sexual violence, abduction and recruitment... read more →
A United Nations expert yesterday (June 28th) urged the world body’s Human Rights Council to address xenophobia and its conceptualization, trends and manifestations in the context of an acute migration... read more →
Based on a report released today (28th June), 69 million children under five will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty, and 750 million women... read more →