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The General Assembly today adopted by consensus its first resolution on the responsibility to protect, agreeing to hold further discussions on the international understanding to intervene to stop atrocities from taking place.

Nepal's Prime Minister has pledged to take concrete steps to address serious violations, especially ending impunity, a move welcomed by the United Nations human rights office in the South Asian nation (OHCHR-Nepal).

The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today mourned the passing of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman E. Borlaug, thanking him for being the agency's “great champion in the battle against hunger.”

Visiting the world's largest refugee camp, housing refugees from Somalia, on the Horn of Africa nation's border with Kenya, Academy award-winning actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency Angelina Jolie today characterized the site as “one of the most dire” she has ever seen.

The United Nations health agency today outlined steps schools can take to reduce the impact of the H1N1 influenza pandemic, drawing on the recent experiences of several countries as well as studies of the consequences of school closures.

Timor-Leste’s police force, known as PNTL, has taken over the United Nations-supported police training centre as part of the gradual handover of responsibility by the world body’s peacekeeping mission to local law enforcement officers.

Togolese artist Paul Ahyi is the newest member of the roster of renowned personalities who use their influence, charisma and prestige to help promote the message and programmes of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The United Nations voiced increasing alarm today over the plight of 150,000 people driven from their homes by fighting in northern Yemen, noting that the $23 million emergency appeal it launched nine days ago has not yet received a single cent.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today’s firing of at least two rockets into northern Israel from southern Lebanon, urging all parties to exercise maximum restraint.

The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today voiced her deep concern about the hunger crisis gripping much of Guatemala, where a combination of the global economic crisis, high food prices, a drop in remittances, harsh weather and poverty has left thousands of people struggling to find food.