Politics

DPI/NGO: UN DPI/NGO Conference adopts global education action agenda to mobilize civil society

1 June 2016
A global education action agenda affirming the importance of Sustainable Development Goal 4 –ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong opportunities for all – was adopted today in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.

No need to cancel or postpone Olympics due to Zika, says UN health agency

31 May 2016

UN children's agency 'alarmed' at refugee and migrant deaths in the Mediterranean

30 May 2016
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed alarm at the number of migrant and refugee deaths in the past week in the Central Mediterranean, many of whom were believed to be unaccompanied minors.

Côte d’Ivoire: Simone Gbagbo Trial Begins

MAY 30, 2016

LDCs: UN calls for greater support to least developed countries, adopts new declaration in Turkey

29 May 2016

UN relief chief calls for more assistance for ‘distressing and dire’ situation of Syrians

27 May 2016

In Egypt, Assembly President points way towards more relevant, responsive and inclusive UN

28 May 2016

LDCs: With journalists sponsored from vulnerable nations, news on UN conference can reach all corners of globe

28 May 2016

UN refugee agency begins delivering supplies to families escaping besieged Fallujah

27 May 2016
The United Nations refugee agency said today that it is delivering emergency relief supplies to families who managed to escape the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah over the past few days.

UN agency urges Greece to find alternatives for refugees and migrants at ‘sub-standard’ sites

27 May 2016