Latest News

The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) today joined forces with a communications firm and a business organisation to employ satellites to bolster the global response to natural disasters.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the Human Rights Council’s agreement setting out how its universal periodic review mechanism will work, saying it “sends a clear message” that the rights record of every country faces serious and meaningful examination.

The Security Council today called on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to set up a panel of financial and diamond experts to renew investigations of whether UN sanctions against Liberia are being broken after learning of “credible allegations” that the notorious former president Charles Taylor may still have access to considerable wealth.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) today signed an agreement to bolster its cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on issues concerning the cross-border movement of people searching for better opportunities or greater human security.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is holding a three-day workshop this week in Bamako, Mali, to prepare humanitarian relief providers for an avian influenza pandemic.

The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, established to help countries recovering from war avoid a relapse into violence and chaos, today endorsed the framework to engage Burundi, the UN and other international partners to work together to consolidate peace in the African country.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today marked World Refugee Day by issuing a global reminder to not forget the plight of the nearly 10 million men, women and children who are forced to leave their homes and a call for greater international solidarity to meet their humanitarian needs.

The top United Nations envoy in Iraq has condemned the attack on the Al-Khillani mosque in the heart of Baghdad – resulting in the death and injury of more than 200 – warning that the increased targeting of places of worship is aimed at pushing the country further into a sectarian war.

The Security Council today extended for a further six months the mandate of the UN force monitoring the long-standing ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights.

An Inuit activist whose tireless advocacy has raised global awareness about the devastating impact of climate change on Arctic communities will receive a prestigious lifetime achievement award from the United Nations today.