New camp for Syrian refugees opened in Jordan
Jordan opened a new refugee camp on Wednesday as part of its continued provision of shelter to thousands of Syrians fleeing violence in their country.
Jordan opened a new refugee camp on Wednesday as part of its continued provision of shelter to thousands of Syrians fleeing violence in their country.
The “deadly mix of recrimination, hate speech and revenge killings” in South Sudan that has developed relentlessly over the past four and half months seems to be reaching boiling point.”
Famine can be avoided if civilians in South Sudan can return to their land to plant crops, according to United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay.
Jazz has a diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe, according to the United Nations’ cultural organization (UNESCO).
Roads are a “critical component” of the future global poverty reduction agenda according to UNOPS, a UN agency which supports the implementation of aid and development projects across the world.
The human body can tell stories without words, according to a choreographer who uses dance to educate about the Holocaust.
“Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project” is a full-length contemporary ballet that recounts the journey of a Holocaust survivor.
Relief agencies are rushing in basic supplies to victims of floods which hit northern Afghanistan last week.
More than 100 people are reported to have died in the floods which destroyed thousands of houses and left some people trapped on the rooftops of their homes.
The sentencing of hundreds of people to death in Egypt face following a mass trial has been strongly condemned by the United Nations.
A Bollywood-style music video which presses for the recognition of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) is being launched in India by the UN human rights office.
The regulation and management of chemicals in the workplace is a “huge challenge” for the global community, according to the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO).