Geopolitics
New York, Aug 29 (JEN): The top United Nations disaster resilience official on Friday said on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that the ‘true legacy’ of the costliest United States hurricane disaster, which devastated New Orleans and claimed more than 1,800 lives, was to raise the bar for disaster risk management worldwide. more
Ban urges expansion of safe, legal channels of migration

New York, Aug 29 (JEN): In the wake of the grim discovery of the bodies of more than 70 people inside a truck abandoned near Austria’s border with Hungary, Secretary-General Ban Ki-mo ...

Security Council condemns use of sexual violence in Iraq and Syria

New York, Aug 29 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned the use of sexual violence, in particular sexual enslavement and sexual violence “related to or resultin ...

Ancient crops to be deposited in Norway’s Arctic seed vault for future generations – UN

New York, Aug 28 (JENNorway): As a significant step towards preserving the world’s most important ancient crops for future generations, the head of the United Nations agriculture agen ...

Aid community must scale up support to troubled Lake Chad region, urges senior UN official

New York, Aug 28 (JEN): A senior United Nations relief official Thursday called on the international community to ramp up its support in response to the multifaceted humanitarian challenges ...

As Libyan political talks resume, UN envoy urges parties to set aside differences, agree unity government

New York, Aug 28 (JEN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that a round of Libyan political dialogue began today in Skhirat, Morocco, with discussions expected ...

UN refugee agency chief urges Europe to formulate collective response to migrant crisis

New York, Aug 27 (JEN) With the number of migrants fleeing to Europe the violence in their countries of origin continuing to increase, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ant ...

Top tennis player Novak Djokovic takes centre court for children as new UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

New York, Aug 27 (JEN) Novak Djokovic, the world’s top ranked tennis player, was on Wednesday appointed Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), afte ...

UN food relief now reaching more than 400,000 flood victims in Myanmar

New York, Aug 27 (JEN) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is now delivering rice, beans, cooking oil and salt to more than 400,000 people affected by flooding in Myanmar and †...

Aakash Aath team reaches out to help victims of flood affected areas

Kolkata, Aug 24 (JEN): Aakash Aath, a popular general entertainment channel, recently reached out in helping the people of Harimandir area in West Bengal, which was badly affected by flood.