United Nations and African Union (AU) envoys seeking to end the conflict in Sudan�s Darfur region have met with a second rebel movement in an effort to pave the way for peace negotiations.
Praising Viet Nam’s efforts to reduce rural poverty, the head of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today signed a $35 million loan agreement to expand market access and develop businesses for tens of thousands of small farmers in the Mekong Delta.
In the latest collaboration between the United Nations and world sport, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are teaming up during Africa’s biggest international football competition to raise funds for quality education for all the continent’s children.
The United Nations reported more violence today in Kenya where opposition supporters took to the streets for a third day to protest last month�s disputed elections.
An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to “show a sense of responsibility urgently” in tackling the issue of abductions of Japanese citizens.
Delegates at the United Nations-backed conference aimed at bringing peace, security and development to the strife-torn eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have discussed the possibility of amnesty for certain belligerents, including dissident General Laurent Nkunda.
From helping to increase the number of women elected to public office to supporting their recruitment into national police forces, gender officers in United Nations peacekeeping operations are working tirelessly to ensure that women are fully involved and included in the development of their countries.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed concern over Israel�s decision to close crossing points used to transport supplies into Gaza, and highlighted the potential humanitarian consequences of such action.
Lauding the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its successes in Sierra Leone and Burundi, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underscored the advisory body’s key role in helping countries emerging from conflict avert a slide back to war.
The new top United Nations official for Liberia has arrived to take up her post with a pledge to help the West African country consolidate its transition from more than a decade of disastrous civil war to peace, stability and democracy.