Tragic start to New Year for migrants as hundreds feared dead in Mediterranean – UN
A little more than a week into the New Year, close to 200 migrants or refugees have reportedly died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea – with up to 100 unaccounted for since Saturday, the United Nations migration agency said Wednesday.
Taking on environmental health risks, UN agencies aim to protect 'foundations for life' on Earth
Two United Nations agencies are teaming up in a major new initiative taking on the herculean task of combatting environmental health risks, which claim an estimated 12.6 million lives a year.
At UN, universities spotlight hands-on approach to integrating refugees
At a special summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York, universities, led by De Montfort University (DMU), spotlighted ideas for practical ways they can use the skills, experience and voluntary power on their campuses to support those in need in their local areas.
Colombia: Reintegrating 14,000 ex-combatants remains a challenge, Security Council told
Darfur: Displacement slows but returns remain difficult, warns UN peacekeeping chief
Despite some recent voluntary returns among those displaced in Sudan's Darfur region, lack of security, services and sustainable livelihoods in return areas have become major impediments to returns, the top United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council Wednesday.