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A United Nations team has found that a uranium mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that collapsed in July, killing eight people, is at high risk of caving in again and must remain closed.

Although the humanitarian situation in the Haitian city of Gonaïves is gradually improving after it was devastated by floods and mudslides caused by deadly Tropical Storm Jeanne in September, the United Nations warned today that barely a quarter of the $37 million sought under the Haiti Floods Flash Appeal was in hand.

On the eve of a Security Council session in Kenya to galvanize talks to end the long-running civil conflict in southern Sudan, the top United Nations envoy for Africa's largest country, Jan Pronk, has discussed the world body's role with rebel leader John Garang.

Acknowledging that HIV/AIDS, conflict and deepening poverty have eroded gains in enrolling more girls in school in many countries, the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called on nations to respect promises made to ensure that girls and boys receive the same educational opportunities.

The Arctic climate is warming rapidly, much larger changes are in store due to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases from human activity and the global impact such as rising sea levels will be “staggering,” presenting one of the most serious threats to humankind, the United Nations environment agency warned today.

A new study released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today stresses that edible insects such as caterpillars and grubs should be considered an alternative source of nutrition in efforts to overcome food insecurity in central African countries.

A United Nations envoy today expressed concern over repeated violations of the line marking Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon after a drone was launched into Israeli airspace, and urged all sides to respect the so-called Blue Line.

A United Nations special envoy for human rights in Cambodia arrived today in the capital Phnom Penh to investigate the situation and prepare recommendations for the next session of the UN’s top human rights body.

The top United Nations envoy for Kosovo has decided to hand over more power to the province’s government with the creation of new ministries dealing with energy, local self-government, and returns and communities, the UN mission there said today.

Declaring that the “threat of nuclear terrorism is real and current,” the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog today called for urgent international measures to prevent radioactive matter from falling into the hands of terrorists, citing increased trafficking of nuclear or other radioactive materials as a “disturbing” sign.