Geopolitics
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Burundi: Post-election crisis forces UN and partners to seek $32 million for relief plan

New York, Oct 14 (JEN): The United Nations in Burundi is calling for aid funding for the humanitarian crisis facing the country, which is facing its deepest political crisis since the end of ...

Expanding social protection offers a faster track to ending hunger: UN report

New York, Oct 14 (JEN): A new report published on Tuesday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) finds that social protection is emerging as a critical tool in the dri ...

UN global advocate Daniel Craig visits Cyprus

New York, Oct 14 (JEN): In his new role as the United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards, renowned actor Daniel Craig underscored the humanitarian imp ...

‘Knowledge saves lives,’ UN stresses on International Day for Disaster Reduction

New York, Oct 14 (JEN): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday stressed the “indispensable” power of traditional, indigenous and local knowledge in his message o ...

UN relief official urges action to address urgent needs in Afghanistan and Pakistan

New York, Oct 14 (JEN): The head of Operations at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), John Ging, called on Tuesday for renewed international commit ...

UN forum on food security focuses on eradicating hunger by 2030

New York, Oct 13 (JEN): Marking the first international gathering on food security and nutrition since world leaders approved the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Committee on World ...

Gender parity in education achieved in less than half the world’s countries: UNESCO

New York, Oct 13 (JEN): A new gender report compiled by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), shows that fewer than half the countries have achieved the ...

UN urgently appeals for $86 million to tackle food insecurity in Zimbabwe

New York, Oct 13 (JEN): The United Nations in Zimbabwe has appealed to humanitarian and development partners for $86 million that is critically needed to fill a shortfall to support 1.5 mill ...

Member States pledge $100 million to UN agency supporting Palestine refugees

New York, Oct 13 (JEN): Twenty-two Member States of the United Nations are planning to pledge $100 million dollars to support next year’s budget of the UN Relief and Works Agency for ...