All nations need outside help when faced by a major natural disaster, according to the United Nations’ top humanitarian official, commenting today on the relief operations following Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
With eight of the world’s 10 most populous cities situated near rivers or seas and already being exposed to such hazards as flooding, earthquakes and typhoons, a United Nations-backed report released today offers suggestions on how to enhance resiliency to threats emanating from climate change.
Commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the first-ever atomic bomb attack, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed optimism for a world free of nuclear weapons.
While child survival in Asia and the Pacific – where half of the world’s children live – has improved considerably, deepening economic disparities have meant that the region’s poor are often unable to access proper health care, according to a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Three months after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, delivery of sufficient relief and early recovery assistance remains a challenge, particularly in hard-to-reach areas of the affected Ayeyarwady Delta, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it will hold a memorial concert and ceremony in honour of the late Italian tenor and United Nations Messenger of Peace Luciano Pavarotti to raise funds for UN projects supporting refugees in Afghanistan.
The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Achim Steiner, is to attend the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics on 8 August as part of the agency’s continuing support for the greening of the games, it was announced today.
Timor-Leste’s institutions and people have shown impressive resilience after the violent attacks in February that almost claimed the life of the country’s President, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his latest report on the work of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the tiny nation.
In lieu of his usual business suit, United Nations Secretary-General donned a more casual outfit as part of the “Cool UN” initiative, seeking to curb the world body's greenhouse gas emissions, which kicked off today.
