South Sudan now world’s fastest growing refugee crisis – UN refugee agency
The number of South Sudanese fleeing their homes is “alarming,” the United Nations refugee agency said, announcing that 1.6 million people have either been displaced or fled to neighbouring countries in the past eight months ago. “A famine produced by the vicious combination of fighting and drought is now driving the world’s fastest growing refugee […]
Ahead of International Day, UN and Smurfs team up to promote happiness and sustainable development
Every person – no matter how big, small or blue – can make the world more peaceful, equitable and healthy, the United Nations told young people at a special ceremony for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that included the Smurfs and a handover of the key to Smurfdom. Voice actors from the upcoming animated movie […]
UN announces interagency group to coordinate global fight against antimicrobial resistance
The United Nations today announced the establishment of an Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, which will be co-chaired by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan. “As we enter the era of sustainable development, I would like to emphasize that antimicrobial resistance really does pose a formidable threat […]
Half of Central African Republic’s people need aid; Security Council discusses peace operations
Senior officials today called for strong political support and adequate resources for the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic (CAR), where half of the population urgently needs aid, according to the latest United Nations figures. Addressing the Security Council alongside CAR President Faustin Archange Touadera, Under-Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous […]
Europe, Central Asia ‘transitioning’ to new nutrition challenges, cautions UN agency
Warning that new consumption patterns in Europe and Central Asian countries are leading to complex health challenges, the United Nations food security agency called for policies tailored to the income and nutrition profile of these developed countries to prevent them from “transitioning” to new forms of food and nutrition insecurity. In a new report, the […]
Peace in Syria an imperative ‘that cannot wait,’ UN chief Guterres says as war enters seventh year
As the brutal war in Syria enters its seventh year, peace “is a moral and political imperative both for the Syrian people and for the world,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, urging the conflict parties to fully back a fragile ceasefire and ensure aid access, as well as to support UN-facilitated talks set to […]