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NORWAY IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH


The World Happiness Report was released to coincide with the United Nations' International Day of Happiness on 20 March... READ MORE

20th March, 2017 31034

AS MIGRANT TRAGEDIES SHOCK EUROPE A BIGGER CRISIS LOOMS IN MIDEAST


The United Nations is urging countries worldwide to grant asylum to 130,000 Syrians in the coming year... READ MORE

29th August, 2015 10992

WHY TRUMP'S PLAN TO SLASH U.N. FUNDING COULD LEAD TO GLOBAL CALAMITY


Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations appointed by Trump, said in a statement on Thursday that in many areas, the U.N... READ MORE

19th March, 2017 10059

ANALYSIS | THE WORLD IS IGNORING AN 'UNPRECEDENTED' STARVATION CRISIS


UN warns 20 million people are facing famine in Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia Yemen..... READ MORE

24th February, 2017 7262

TRUMP'S PLAN TO SLASH FOREIGN AID COMES AS FAMINE THREAT IS SURGING


Last year, the United States contributed 6.4 billion in humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations, more than a quarter of global funding... READ MORE

1st March, 2017 5640

ANALYSIS | IN SOMALIA, A DROUGHT KILLED 110 PEOPLE IN JUST 48 HOURS


In Somalia a drought killed 110 people in just 48 hours... READ MORE

5th March, 2017 5394

WHY 20 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ON BRINK OF FAMINE IN A WORLD OF PLENTY


UNITED NATIONS -- In a world filled with excess food, 20 million people are on the brink of famine, including 1.4 million children at imminent risk of death... READ MORE

24th February, 2017 5202

UN CHIEF: WORLD MUST ACT TO AVERT FAMINE IN SOMALIA


The World Health Organization WHO has warned there are just two months left to avert what would be Somalia's third famine in 25 years... READ MORE

7th March, 2017 4753

AS SOUTH SUDAN CRISIS WORSENS THERE IS NO MORE COUNTRY


MALAKAL South Sudan In places where the fighting is fiercest no one is even attempting to count the dead... READ MORE

23rd June, 2015 4415

THE U.N. ASKED FOR BILLIONS TO AVERT FOUR HUNGER CRISES. THE MONEY DIDN'T ARRIVE.


In South Sudan, the United Nations says that 2,800 people are fleeing worsening violence and looming famine every day... READ MORE

3rd June, 2017 4024

AT UN POPE ISSUES SWEEPING CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE


Standing before the General Assembly in his first speech here Francis endorsed United Nations efforts to reach a global compact to fight poverty and climate change... READ MORE

25th September, 2015 3852

RUSSIAN TROOPS 'FIGHTING ALONGSIDE ASSAD'S ARMY AGAINST SYRIAN REBELS'


An unnamed activist with the Syrian rebel group the Free Syrian Army told The Times The Russians have been there a long time... READ MORE

2nd September, 2015 3169

EDITORIAL LOST VOICES OF THE WORLDS REFUGEES


In the many conferences and diplomatic discussions about refugees, their own voices are rarely heard... READ MORE

15th June, 2015 2502

DROUGHT TAKES TERRIBLE TOLL IN ETHIOPIA


The Ethiopian government has set aside nearly ?130m to deal with the crisis but the UN says a further ?330m is needed... READ MORE

9th November, 2015 2196

READ PUTIN'S U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPEECH


Russia believes in the huge potential of the United Nations, which should help us avoid a new global confrontation and engage in strategic cooperation... READ MORE

28th September, 2015 1698

SOUTH SUDAN PLANE CRASH KILLS DOZENS; BABY AMONG SURVIVORS


Ateny Wek Ateny, a press secretary in the South Sudan President's office, said 18 people were aboard the flight 12 South Sudanese passengers and six crew members... READ MORE

8th November, 2015 1687

FAMINE-HIT SOUTH SUDAN HIKES FEES FOR WORK PERMITS


War-ravaged South Sudan has hiked work permit fees 100-fold for foreign aid workers to 10,000, officials said, despite suffering from famine... READ MORE

9th March, 2017 1642

GLOBAL POVERTY DROPS SHARPLY WITH CHINA MAKING BIG STRIDES UN REPORT SAYS


In releasing the report, United Nations officials celebrated meeting some of the goals... READ MORE

6th July, 2015 1445

UN SECURITY COUNCIL IS FAILING SYRIA, BAN KI-MOON ADMITS


We need some solidarity unity of purpose particularly among the permanent members of the security council he said in an interview... READ MORE

7th September, 2015 1176

PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOLSTER LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS


We need good information, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, said at an event to announce the new partnership... READ MORE

26th September, 2015 1139

SOUTH SUDAN FAMINE WARNING: LIVING ON GRASS AND LEAVES


Four million people in South Sudan are at risk of famine, according to the United Nations... READ MORE

9th November, 2015 1129

U.N. SAYS SOME OF ITS PEACEKEEPERS WERE PAYING 13-YEAR-OLDS FOR SEX


As the United Nations maintains nine peacekeeping operations in Africa, employing over 100,000 people on the continent, the abuses threaten to erode the organization's legitimacy... READ MORE

12th January, 2016 1105

REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE PROMPTS WESTERN ENGAGEMENT IN SYRIA


To aid refugees fleeing the Central African Republic, for instance, he has to dip into a pot of United Nations money not earmarked for specific crises... READ MORE

1st October, 2015 979

DOZENS KILLED IN CARGO PLANE CRASH IN SOUTH SUDAN ALONG NILE


The flight had been headed to strategic oil fields in the Upper Nile region of the country, where there is a large South Sudanese military presence... READ MORE

4th November, 2015 796

UN ADOPTS AMBITIOUS GLOBAL GOALS AFTER YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS


The new goals follow and expand on an earlier list, the Millennium Development Goals, adopted by the United Nations in 2000... READ MORE

26th September, 2015 774

70 ACHIEVEMENTS, 70 YEARS: A VISUAL GUIDE TO WHAT THE UN HAS DONE


70 achievements, 70 years a visual guide to what the UN has done... READ MORE

21st September, 2015 770

BORIS JOHNSON: MOVING FAST TO TACKLE FAMINE THREAT


Johnson met President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Wednesday in the Villa Somalia presidential palace in central Mogadishu... READ MORE

15th March, 2017 735

SOUTH SUDANS PRESIDENT SIGNS PEACE DEAL WITH REBELS


In its report to the United Nations, the panel found that both the government and rebels had devoted vast resources to the conflict... READ MORE

26th August, 2015 710

MASS RAPE A COMMON WEAPON IN SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT


The United Nations report came as the world body's Human Rights Council prepared to take up the South Sudan conflict... READ MORE

11th March, 2016 690

OBAMA TURNS TO CROWDFUNDING TO AID FLEEING SYRIANS


White House officials said the online fund-raising would not replace the government's efforts or other programs to help manage the refugee crisis... READ MORE

7th October, 2015 675


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