Politics

Ahead of South Sudan's fifth anniversary of independence, renewed violence draws UN concern

Photo: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) provides protection to civilians fleeing violence in Wau.

Meeting with Chinese Premier, Ban commends country’s leadership on UN 2030 Agenda

Photo:Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing.

Syria: UN relief wing sounds alarm on behalf of some 300,000 people trapped in war-torn Aleppo

Photo: A girl stands barefoot on a muddy walkway between rows of tent shelters, in the Bab Al Salame camp for internally displaced persons, near the border with Turkey, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

UN condemns this week's deadly gun violence in US

Photo: Protestors in New York City demonstrate in the wake of the verdict in the case of the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown (24 November 2014).

European Parliament Plenary highlights: Brexit, border controls and emissions

July 8, 2016

AS SOUTH SUDAN TURNS FIVE, MORE THAN 4,000 CHILDREN REUNITED WITH FAMILY AFTER BEING SPLIT APART BY VIOLENCE AND WAR IN SOUTH SUDAN

8 July 2016
More than 4,000 children have been reunited with their families after being split apart by violence and war in South Sudan, since bloody conflict broke out in December 2013.

Congress Passes World Hunger Bill

July 6, 2016
Washington, D.C.

In China, Ban highlights country’s leadership on sustainable development, climate change

07 July 2016

UN human rights expert deplores ageist attacks sparked by ‘Brexit’ vote

Photo:Independent Expert on the enjoyment of All Human Rights by older persons Rosa Kornfeld-Matte.

UN and partners warn of growing poverty for Syrian refugees

Photo:Two Syrian refugees, a brother and sister, in Jordan.