Syria Commission of Inquiry briefs Security Council
Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.
Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.
A girl plays on an inflatable slide during UNRWA Summer Fun Weeks. [UN Photo/Shareef Sarhan][/caption]The Summer Fun Days have begun for 150,000 Palestine refugee children in the West Bank, thanks to generous funding from the European Union.
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations is a forum for inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue.
The Alliance, which was established in 2005 on the initiative of Spain and Turkey, seeks to build trust and understanding across cultures and communities around the world.
Global Climate Report. [WMO Photo][/caption]The first decade of the 21st century was the hottest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization, WMO, the United Nations weather agency.
Gerry Adams reports.
Farmer Shravani Devi Pachar working in the fields.
With one simple motion, soldiers who were serving in Mali under an African-led international force were welcomed into the United Nations family.
During a ceremony on Monday in the capital, Bamako, the soldiers removed their hats, switching them for the blue berets of UN peacekeepers.
President of ECOSOC, Nestor Osorio, during the ECOSOC 2013 High-Level Segment. [UN Photo / Anne-Laure Lechat][/caption]The economic slowdown in the world’s major economies has not diminished, according to Nestor Osorio, President of the UN Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson in an interview with UNAMA during his visit to Afghanistan.
Bogaletch Gebre, an Ethiopian women’s rights campaigner, was awarded the 2012-2013 King Baudouin African Development Prize in Belgium. The Prize was established in 1978 to promote social progress throughout the developing world and is now concentrating its efforts on Africa.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during ECOSOC 2013 High-Level Segment in Geneva [UN Photo / Anne-Laure Lechat][/caption]Innovation lies at the heart of addressing the interlinked challenges of global development, said Ban Ki-Moon.