Global

High Commissioner António Guterres closes annual meeting of UNHCR's Executive Committee

Senior UN official urges ‘burden sharing’ in caring for the internally displaced

8 October 2010
Humanitarian Aid

The burden of caring for the world’s 43 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) should be shared by the entire international community and not just the developing countries where 80 per cent of those uprooted from their homes live, the United Nations refugee chief said today.

UNCDF Executive Secretary David Morrison opens the Global Forum on Local Development

Experts at UN-backed meeting stress local approach to development initiatives

5 October 2010
Economic Development

Development models that harness the potential of specific areas can help solve the problem of regional disparities in social advancement in the world’s poorest countries, according to experts attending a United Nations-convened forum on local development.

The “Non-Violence” (or “Knotted Gun”) sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd on display at the UN Visitors’ Plaza.
UN Photo

Culture of non-violence starts with communities and individuals, Ban says

1 October 2010
Peace and Security

The work of creating and sustaining a culture of peace and non-violence begins in the hearts of committed men and women, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a message marking the International Day of Non-Violence.