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The United Nations Human Rights Council today called for an immediate end to the fighting in Syria as well as for an independent inquiry into the events in Qusayr, where the violence has recently intensified, while condemning the involvement of foreign fighters in the conflict.

Concerned that lingering instability in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) following a power grab by rebels has stalled operations to neutralize the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), the Security Council today urged regional actors to cooperate on all fronts to tackle the dual crises.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Governments and private investors alike to be courageous and help Africa’s Great Lakes region leave behind its strife-torn past and a craft a “new narrative” based on peace, security and long-term development.

The top United Nations official in Iraq today urged the country’s leaders to stop the bloodshed that has in recent weeks killed and injured dozens of innocent civilians.

The United Nations refugee agency said today it has delivered aid for thousands of people in an embattled suburb of Homs, Syria, who have been affected by recent fighting

An environmentally-friendly farming model can help significantly increase cassava yields and help turn it into a staple 21st century crop, the United Nations food agency said today.

The United Nations relief wing today warned of severe humanitarian needs in Gao in eastern Mali, including the need to rehabilitate the water supply and increase food assistance.

Secretary-General today called on countries to ensure that all individuals have the right to practice and play sports in a safe environment free of discrimination and prejudice.

Fighting in Darfur, Sudan has killed an estimated 300,000 people and displaced some 2 million others. Mariam Gamous, a Darfur native and civilian peacekeeper with the UN-African Union mission in Darfur, known by the acronym UNAMID, was there when the troubles began in 2003.

Georgette Gagnon's resume reads like a who's who of the globe's most prominent danger zones. With past experience in hot-spots in Africa, as well as in Bosnia and Syria, the Canadian-born Director of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's (UNAMA) Human Rights Unit is now leading the effort to raise the bar on respect for human rights in the South Asian country.