New York, Oct 17(JEN): Belgium needs to develop an inclusive national vision and action on the issue of foreign fighters at federal, regional and local levels, the United Nations Working Gro ...

New York, Oct 16 (JEN): While reports indicate that Kunduz city centre in northeast Afghanistan remains relatively quiet, with sporadic fighting taking place on the outskirts, full condition ...

New York, Oct 16 (JEN):The current refugee and migration crisis is a “defining moment” for Europe and the world, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared in Rome on ...

New York, Oct 16 (JEN): Warning of the huge, almost uncontrollable human disasters facing the world – with a staggering 100 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance â ...

New York, Oct 16 (JEN): Cities have a key role to play in ending hunger and improving nutrition, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday, welcoming a comm ...

New York, Oct 16 (JEN): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, on Thursday warned that a new bill amending the la ...

New York, Oct 15 (JEN): The Security Council on Wednesday morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for one year, until 15 October 2016, at ...

New York, Oct 15 (JEN): The world’s ability to respond to migration and refugee movement is “being tested as never before,” the United Nations deputy chief on Wednesday sa ...

New York, Oct 15 (JEN): The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Wednesday hosted at its 2015 telecom summit in Budapest the winners of the Young Innovators Competition, who benefi ...