UN Affairs

Fati Yahaya is 24 years old and comes from the village of Koghum in the north-east of Nigeria. She is now living in Minawao refugee camp in Cameroon. (4 February 2019)
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Terrorism survivors: ‘I lived in fear that I would be killed’

17 August 2019
Africa

To mark the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism this coming Wednesday, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa to interview people who have personal stories to tell about how terrorism has shattered their lives.

Winne Byanyima pictured at a UN event on Women’s Economic Empowerment.
UN Photo/Amanda Voisard

Winnie Byanyima ‘honoured to be joining UNAIDS’ as next Executive Director

14 August 2019

The UN programme dedicated to the elimination of AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, has warmly welcomed the appointment of Winnie Byanyima as its new Executive Director.

Patients being treated at the Tripoli Government Hospital in Libya.
OCHA/D. Palanivelu

‘Palpable reduction’ in violence following Eid truce says Libya Mission, as UN investigates deadly bombing which left 3 staff dead

14 August 2019

A UN call for a humanitarian truce over this week’s Eid al-Adha religious holiday led to a “palpable reduction” of violence around the embattled capital of Tripoli, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement released on Wednesday.

At Kres primary school, in Cambodia, the multilingual education curriculum allows children to study in their indigenous language of Kreung, while they learn the national language of Khmer (November 2018).
© UNICEF/Antoine Raab

Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Syrian detainees, Zimbabwe hunger crisis, Kabul attack, Mexico disappearances, new tech to feed the world

7 August 2019
Global

Wednesday’s top stories: Syrian detainees “failed by Security Council”; Zimbabwe experiencing “worst-ever hunger crisis”; Guterres welcomes new Mozambique peace accord; deadly Kabul attack; Mexico “responsible for enforced disappearances”; indigenous languages at risk; and how innovation should be used to feed the world.