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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spent time with a traditional herder community in central Mongolia today as he highlighted the impact of climate change on landlocked countries on the latest leg of his official visit to Asia.

Timorese police forces have taken over law enforcement duties from the United Nations in a third district of the fledgling country, the UN peacekeeping mission reported today as it continues to gradually hand over responsibility to local officers.

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is helping Mongolian authorities respond to flash flooding that has killed at least 26 people, damaged infrastructure and raised the risk of outbreaks of infectious diseases.

The international humanitarian community is revising downwards its appeal for aid for Madagascar but warning that the country’s population still remains highly vulnerable to the impact of cyclones, drought and continuing political tensions, the United Nations aid wing has reported.

National and local governments must work more closely together in tackling climate change if the world is going to mount an effective response to the problem, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as his continued to spotlight green issues during his official visit to China.

The United Nations has taken part in the first meeting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, of a new joint initiative that aims to boost security and safety across the war-torn country.

China can act as a model for developing countries and the wider world by investing in environmentally friendly growth and prioritizing the creation of cleaner energy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging the leaders of the planet’s most populous nation to “serve as the vanguard of tomorrow’s economy.”

The latest outbreak of fighting in the troubled South Kivu province in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), pitting Government forces against Rwandan rebels, has forced 35,000 people from their homes, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.

With the effects of the current global economic turmoil being felt acutely in Pacific island nations, social policies placing an emphasis on dialogue, community ownership and human rights are essential to mitigate the impact of the crisis, participants at a United Nations-backed gathering have concluded.

A fact-finding team has been dispatched by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate rumours of sexual misconduct surrounding some blue helmets stationed in the country’s far east.