Istanbul conference looks at the social and economic value of forests
Improving the livelihoods and economies of people who derive their living from forests is one of the goals of a UN conference which opened in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday.
Improving the livelihoods and economies of people who derive their living from forests is one of the goals of a UN conference which opened in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday.
Chinese heritage sites such as The Great Wall, Mount Huangshan and the Mogao Caves are some of the images selected for six new stamps to be issued this week by the UN Postal Administration (UNPA).
Suspension of cash assistance to 10,000 families in Gaza due to a lack of funding has triggered demonstrations against the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
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More than 10,000 Syrian children attending schools in refugee camps in Jordan and Iraq are benefiting from a project that feeds their bodies and minds.
The impact caused by explosive remnants of war are still pervasive and cause extensive damage and loss of life , says the Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the UN.
In commemoration of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on the 4th of April each year, UN Radio spoke to one of the brave peacekeepers who risk their lives to save others from these concealed killers.
The Security Council on Wednesday held consultations on potential UN engagement in Mali.
Council members heard of two possible options proposed by the UN Secretary-General in his latest report on the country.
A generous donation of $ 15.6 million by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) will enable UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to provide urgently needed cash subsidies directly to 7,000 affected refugee fam
With the number of people fleeing the crisis in Syria showing no signs of stopping, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says overcrowding at refugee camps in neighbouring countries is increasing.