COVID-19: Humanitarian air service to fill ‘crucial gap’ in the Pacific
A new humanitarian air service launched on Thursday will boost COVID-19 response in the Pacific, according to Governments and the World Food Programme (WFP).
A new humanitarian air service launched on Thursday will boost COVID-19 response in the Pacific, according to Governments and the World Food Programme (WFP).
It’s widely accepted that peaceful protests are a key tool in democratic societies that allow people to put issues on the public agenda. But what is legal – and what is illegal – when it comes to demonstrations around the world? Can you wear a mask, for example?
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon has been busy helping the authorities in the aftermath of the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that’s left dozens dead and thousands injured.
The manufacture of ukuleles by a company in Hawaii is helping to promote Hawaii’s culture of aloha - reflecting love, kindness, understanding and compassion, with the added benefit of reforesting the US Pacific Ocean state.
In Latin America, indigenous people, many of whom who lack access to health facilities or clean water, are being particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an emergency, education isn’t perhaps the first priority that springs to mind, when it comes to helping people in crisis.
It’s never been more important to invest in vaccines to protect against hepatitis – a preventable disease of the liver that kills 1.4 million people a year – the UN health agency has said.
The number of hungry people worldwide continues to rise, according to the latest UN report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World.
The joint report by UN agencies gauges whether the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger remains achievable.
When you are a girl, growing up surrounded by war and violence in a country like Afghanistan, it’s hard to study and finish your education, due to social barriers and sexual discrimination, one young Afghan has told UN News.
If you were offered the chance to buy a stunning African artefact, apparently with the blessing of the UN, what would you do?
For many people, it’s not obvious that the Organization never endorses or validates in any way, the sale of cultural treasures from any country.