New York, Sep 8 (JEN): As the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) continues to face challenges in funding its emergency response in Syria, the agency's Executive Director Ertharin Cous ...

New York, Sep 8 (JEN): While the world's forests continue to shrink as populations increase and woodlands are converted to agriculture and other uses, over the past 25 years, the rate of net ...

New York, Sep 7 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to European leaders “to be the voice of those in need of protection” and to quickly find a joint ...

New York, Sep 5 (JEN): Declaring that Europe is facing “a moment of truth” with hundreds of thousands of people risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea, the head of th ...

New York, Sep 5 (JEN): The head of the United Nations humanitarian wing on Friday released an emergency allocation of $15 million to help alleviate the “almost incomprehensible” ...

New York, Sep 5 (JEN): A lack of funding in Sudan could have serious repercussions on the ground, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, warning that the United Nations Humanitarian ...

New York, Sep 5 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the appointment of Fadzai Gwaradzimba of Zimbabwe as the Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Se ...

New York, Sep 5 (JEN): Wrapping up a four-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Kyung-wha Kang, ...

New York, Sep 5 (JEN): The United Nations envoy facilitating efforts to restore peace in Libya said on Friday that real progress was being made as the participants wrapped-up the latest roun ...