Politics

FEATURE: Seizing on global trend, Afghan women reporters empower voices against violence

7 December 2017

‘Zero tolerance’ for sexual exploitation and abuse by UN staff in South Sudan, underscores senior official

7 December 2017

Ukraine: UN and partners seek $187 million amid humanitarian crisis that is ‘worse than it’s ever been’

7 December 2017
The humanitarian situation in war-torn eastern Ukraine is worse than ever, and people are at breaking point, the senior-most United Nations aid official in the country said on Thursday, as he launched a response plan.

Security Council condemns reported slave trade of migrants in Libya

7 December 2017
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the slave trade of African migrants in Libya as “heinous human rights abuses which may also amount to crimes against humanity,” and called on those responsible to be held to account.

Conflicts, drought drive hunger despite strong global food supply – UN agriculture agency

7 December 2017
Despite strong global food supply, localized drought, flooding and protracted conflicts have intensified and perpetuated food insecurity, the United Nations agriculture agency reported Thursday.

Global cooperation vital to maximize benefits of migration, says UN envoy

7 December 2017
Commitment and cooperation from the global community is critical to maximize the benefits of migration and to overcome its challenges, said a senior United Nations official at the conclusion of a stocktaking meeting on the Global Compact on international migration.

‘Mission accomplished,’ president of UN tribunal for Former Yugoslavia tells Security Council

6 December 2017
After more than 24 years of operations, the United Nations tribunal set up to prosecute crimes committed during conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s, has now completed all judicial work, the court’s President told the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

Issue of Jerusalem must be resolved through direct negotiations between parties, UN chief stresses

6 December 2017

Millions of babies, mostly in South Asia, risk brain damage from breathing toxic air, UNICEF warns

6 December 2017

Myanmar: opium cultivation down 25 per cent, but conflict areas remain 'safe haven' for drug traders

6 December 2017
The total area of opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has decreased significantly in 2017 to 41,000 hectares, down 25 per cent from the 55,500 recorded in 2015, a United Nations survey released Wednesday has found.