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Small island states took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly today to call on the international community to support their development in the face of the global economic crisis and not dismiss their needs by categorizing them as medium income, while also highlighting the threats they face from climate change and rising sea levels.

The United Nations refugee agency has launched extensive health measures to combat an outbreak of jaundice in the world’s largest refugee camp, located in northern Kenya.

Somalia’s well-being rests significantly on its large youth population, according to a United Nations report released today, which stressed the importance of empowering this segment of the country to spur economic, political and social growth in the country.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today lauded the United Nations-backed initiative that seeks to promote better cross-cultural relations worldwide, noting in particular its recent efforts in the wake of the release of an anti-Islam video that led to protests in several countries.

In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, the President of the General National Congress of Libya, Mohamed Yousef El-Magariaf, highlighted his country’s progress since the downfall of its former leader, Muammar al-Qadhafi, while also calling for the international community’s support in overcoming challenges it currently faces.

Describing the United Nations General Assembly as the international community’s “most democratic” body, the Minister of Foreign and Political Affairs with functions of Prime Minister of the Republic of San Marino, Antonella Mularoni, said her country strongly supports the “revitalization” of the chamber’s powers.

Highlighting the vital role of the United Nations in promoting growth for the most disadvantaged people on earth, Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha took to the podium of the General Assembly today to call for steps to make the world body stronger and more efficient.

The new law passed by the state of California in the United States on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation is an “inspiring example” for governments, a United Nations independent expert said today.

Taking the podium at the United Nations General Assembly today, the Foreign Ministers of Chile and Peru called for Security Council reform, with Chile proposing that its permanent members forego the right of veto in situations involving crimes against humanity and other heinous offences.

A senior United Nations official has stressed the need to assist the victims of the mass rapes that occurred three years ago today during a pro-democracy protest in the Guinean capital, Conakry, and to bring the remaining perpetrators to justice.