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US-North Korea summit in Singapore ‘a promising development’ says Guterres
The summit between the leaders of the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is “a promising development for global peace …
World must unite against ‘preventable tragedy’ of ocean pollution: UN chief
From carrying your own water bottle, to volunteering for a local clean-up, everybody needs to do something to stop plastic pollution from getting into…
Germany, Indonesia, South Africa, Dominican Republic, Belgium, elected to Security Council
In a single round of voting on Friday, the United Nations General Assembly elected five new non-permanent Members of the Security Council, who will ea…
Uncertainty threatens to hamper investment in developing countries: new UN report
UNCTAD, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, reports that foreign direct investment – or FDI - fell by nearly a quarter last year, to $1.4 tril…
UN ‘Tech Bank’ opens in Turkey, to help poor nations ‘leapfrog development challenges’
The United Nations on Monday welcomed a new member of the family, which will help address the development challenges of the world’s poorest countries …
UNHCR raises alarm over deadly detention centre escape in Libya
More than a dozen people have been killed or wounded by traffickers as they attempted to flee a detention centre in Libya last month, the UN refugee a…
UN agencies join forces against environmental risks that cause 12.6 million deaths a year
Two United Nations agencies are combining their expertise to counter the growing threat of extreme weather, climate change and air pollution, which ca…
Countries back ‘ambitious and comprehensive’ reform of UN development system
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday gave the green light to a bold new plan to make sustainable development a reality, described by UN chi…
Promoting biodiversity across all agricultural sectors ‘fundamental’ — FAO chief
Changing how countries across the world produce food is “fundamental” to protecting the future of the Earth’s ecosystem, said the head of the Food and…
UN chief in Mali to mark determination, dedication, service and sacrifice of peacekeepers
UN staff reporting on the visit took the opportunity to go out with the team ahead of the arrival of Secretary-General António Guterres. The UN chief …
Yemen: Human suffering at risk of further deterioration, warns UN aid chief
An escalation in fighting, increasing obstacles to aid delivery and lack of food and fuel, is compounding Yemen’s dire humanitarian crisis, the United…
Death of Ebola patients who fled DRC hospital highlights dangers: WHO warns UN aid chief
The escape of three patients infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from the hospital where they were being treat…
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