New York, Dec 21 (JEN): Brazilian authorities need to give further priority to the poorest and most marginalized, to ensure that inequalities in the country are progressively eliminated and ...

New York, Dec 20 (JEN): A locust control programme launched in Madagascar is making progress against an invasion of the voracious insects that is threatening rice and maize crops but requir ...

New York, Dec 19 (JEN): The search for suitable vendors to assist in the commercial transport and destruction of Syrian chemical agents is due to begin Thursday, the head of the Organisatio ...

New York, Dec 17 (JEN): Just over a month since Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, the United Nations and its partners Monday agreed on the need to act quickly to help the affected ...

Washington, Dec 14 (JEN) Humanitarian and early recovery needs remain great in typhoon-hit Philippines, a senior United Nations official said following a joint international mission to the a ...

New York, Dec 11 (JEN): Natural resources – which, in many conflict-affected countries, fuel and finance armed groups – can also play a major role in bringing about sustainable peace, t ...

New York, Dec 9 (JEN): One month since Typhoon Haiyan slammed the Philippines, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country Sunday urged the international community to continu ...

Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh; Dec 5 (JEN) Residents of Amelia village in Mahan region of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh have taken a significant step towards asserting their rights over ...

New York, Nov 23 (JEN): The United Nations-backed International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Friday ordered that Russia release the Greenpeace ship and its crew that it seized in Septembe ...