Record number of refugees crossing Gulf of Aden and Red Sea
A record number of African refugees made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in 2011.
A record number of African refugees made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in 2011.
North Korea has been described as a humanitarian basket case by a senior UN official.
The isolated Asian country has recently undergone a change in leadership with the international community hoping that it will open up and address human rights issues.
An agreement over the future reunification of Cyprus could move a step closer at talks that are due to get underway on Monday outside New York City.
Over the past six years there has been a rise in the number of think tanks in developing countries, including some African nations.
Tanzania has submitted an application to add 150 miles to the 200 miles of the area that is under its control in the ocean.
An explosion at a refugee camp in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday has killed up to 7 people according to initial reports.
The blast came just hours after the UN had escorted a group of local and foreign journalists to view a feeding centre there.
Eastern and Southern Africa is making good progress in fighting HIV and AIDS, but challenges still remain.
That’s according to the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
The international community is making progress on protecting people from genocide and other crimes.
That’s according to the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect.
Earthquakes were the biggest killers in natural disasters last year, according to a report published on Wednesday.
According to statistics released by the UN, there were 302 major disasters in 2011.
An increasing amount of economic data is being published which is showing that economic global recovery is faltering at least in the developed world.