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The world is undergoing big changes in the economic, development and political spheres, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in a lecture at Stanford University, highlighting three essential ways to navigate through this “Great Transition.”

Dengue, leprosy, river blindness and guinea-worm disease are among 17 neglected tropical diseases now targeted by a new global strategy, supported by worldwide partners, that provides a steady supply of quality medications, the United Nations health agency said today.

More than one million children in Yemen are involved in child labour, according to a United Nations study released today, which calls for the Middle Eastern country to protect its youth and abide by international standards to ensure they are not deprived of their rights.

The top United Nations envoy in Iraq today strongly condemned recent wave of attacks which have targeted individuals in crowded areas and have killed and injured dozens of people.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) plans to reach 2.5 million people inside Syria with food aid – a million more than it is currently assisting – now that the Government has expanded the list of local partners it can work with, the agency’s chief said today.

Tribal clashes over the control of gold mines located in Sudan’s Darfur region have subsided but security in the area remains tense and volatile, according to the United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission operating in the region.

Senior United Nations officials have spoken out today – expressing condemnation and shock – over the deadly Tuesday bombing of Syria’s University of Aleppo which left more than 80 people dead, most of them students.

Renowned Colombian singer and song-writer Shakira, who is expecting her first child with Spanish football star Gerard Piqué, is helping to raise awareness on the world’s most vulnerable infants through an unusual method: an online baby shower hosted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today formally opened an investigation into alleged crimes committed in Mali since January 2012 – including murder, torture and rape – with a focus on the northern part of the country.

Some 30,000 vulnerable farmers in South Sudan will be able to benefit from a new United Nations programme that aims to improve their livelihoods by boosting the quality of the seeds they use to produce key crops.