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A severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) was the cause of the majority of recent illnesses and deaths in children reported in Cambodia, according to a joint investigation by the country’s Government and the United Nations released today.

Some 30,000 students in Gaza will be able to benefit from computer training and online education due to the nearly 600 computers donated by the Republic Korea (ROK), the United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees announced today.

Upper Manhattan is not the usual stomping ground for the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the part of the UN charged with helping in global efforts against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today added 20 new sites to its global list of biosphere reserves, bringing the total to 599 in 117 countries.

The Joint Special Envoy for the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Kofi Annan, today reaffirmed the importance of implementing a six-point plan to halt the violence in the Middle Eastern country, and stressed that the international community must continue to work together to end the ongoing conflict there.

The Security Council has welcomed the holding of Libya’s first national elections this past weekend – the North African country’s first in nearly five decades.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today committed to a series of actions aimed at improving family planning and reproductive health services in developing countries.

The United Nations and the organisers of the 2015 Universiade – an international sporting and cultural event for university students, which will be held in the Republic of Korea – have signed a partnership agreement which aims to support the attainment and awareness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as to promote dialogue and mutual understanding through sport.

Higher demand for food due to population growth, urban migration and other factors will require countries to increase their productivity, according to a new report co-authored by the United Nations, which warns that without more supplies, prices will rise significantly.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today announced the selection of the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt as the 2014 World Book Capital.