Children collect rubbish in a dust storm in the Shabelle IDP settlement in Garowe, Somalia. Photo:…
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UN and partners launch $415 million appeal to aid quake-stricken Nepal
Rescuers at work in Kathmandu after Nepal’s worst earthquake in 80 years. Photo: UNDP Nepal 29…
Continue ReadingAt Vatican meeting, UN chief and Pope Francis discuss climate change, Mediterranean migration
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican. UN Photo/Mark Garten 28 April 2015…
Continue ReadingWelcoming peaceful presidential election in Togo, Ban calls for continued calm atmosphere
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten (file) 27 April 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban…
Continue ReadingSecurity Council must match scale of Syria crisis with ‘bold response’ – UN relief officials
Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), addresses the Security Council…
Continue ReadingConflict taking ‘immense’ toll on Yemen civilians, UN relief official warns
Yemenis flee the capital Sana’a with their families and few possessions. Photo: Almigdad Mojalli/IRIN 23 April…
Continue ReadingUN envoy on Middle East peace welcomes release of Palestinian tax revenues
Nickolay Mladenov. UN Photo/Yubi Hoffmann 18 April 2015 – The United Nations official charged with coordinating…
Continue ReadingAs chaos deepens in Yemen, UN expert warns of ‘worst case scenario’ displacement
The increasing violence in Yemen is taking an intolerable toll on children. Photo: UNICEF Yemen 8…
Continue ReadingSyria: UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Idleb as fighting in city intensifies
A mother and child crossed into Turkey after fleeing the Syrian town of Idleb. Photo: UNHCR/J.…
Continue ReadingTop UN official in Lebanon calls for more support for Palestine refugee camp during visit
Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag (right) visiting with students at the Palestinian refugee camp of…
Continue ReadingIAEA Director General Urges Iran to Clarify Nuclear Concerns
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano. Washington — Iran needs to help clarify concerns about possible military…
Continue ReadingWelcoming peaceful Nigerian elections, Ban encourages patience as polls wrap up
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to journalists at the Security Council stakeout. UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras (file photo)…
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