New York, Oct 8 (JEN): The genome sequences of thousands of rice varieties have been placed with a United Nations-backed treaty on plant genetics by the world’s leading rice research ...

New York, Oct 7 (JEN): Despite worsening security conditions and the recent looting of international aid offices in the Central African Republic (CAR), prompting the temporarily relocation o ...

New York, Oct 7 (JEN): Top United Nations officials expressed on Tuesday that they are “shocked” and “deeply troubled” to learn about the “very serious allegati ...

New York, Oct 6 (JEN): The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday announced that its rapid response operation in conflict-torn South Sudan has delivered livelihood assistance t ...

New York, Oct 6 (JEN): Marking World Habitat Day, which is observed every year on the first Monday of October, top United Nations officials on Monday urged the creation of “Public spac ...

New York, Oct 6 (JEN): Marking the first World Teacher’s Day after the adoption of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, senior United Nations officials appealed to the internation ...

New York, Oct 6 (JEN): The global refugee crisis is so great that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), other UN agencies and their partners on Monday said that they a ...

New York, Oct 6 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with Chairs of Regional Groups, informed the General Assembly on Monday of his intention to appoi ...

New York, Oct 6 (JEN): In a meeting on Monday with Michel Kafando, the Transitional President of Burkina Faso, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his sympathy for the liv ...