New York, May 29 (JEN): Recognizing the growing challenge of feeding city dwellers, who will become the world’s majority by 2050, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ...

New York, May 29 (JEN): On Thursday, the Greek Cypriot leader, Nicos Anastasiades, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci, took the next steps towards fulfilling their joint vision f ...

New York, May 29 (JEN): The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday expressed outrage that attacks on Iraq’s cultural heritage are being used as a tactic of war to spread terror a ...

New York, May 29 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has deplored the shooting incident that took place in Bamako, Mali, on Monday, 25 May, during which a peacekeeper with the United Nation ...

New York, May 29 (JEN): The Security Council must set aside its political differences and come together to find a solution for the “intractable” and drawn-out Syrian conflict, th ...

New York, May 29 (JEN): The United Nations Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, arrived in Burundi today as the top UN political official met with a Burundian governm ...

New York, May 29 (JEN): More than one million military, police and civilian personnel have served as United Nations peacekeepers over the years, and despite growing security threats and the ...

New York, May 29 (JEN): The Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations mission in the country until 30 November 2015, giving the operation ...

New York, May 28 (JEN): The number of the world's chronically undernourished has dropped below the 800 million mark as an increasing number of countries hit their Millennium Development Goal ...