3 September 2017 – Following today’s reported nuclear bomb test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the head of the United Nations atomic agency has spoken against “an extremely regrettable act” that completely disregarded the international community’s repeated … read more
2 September 2017 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today that an estimated 16 million children are in urgent need of life-saving support in the wake of torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. … read more
1 September 2017 – Iraq: ISIL targeting civilians to ‘avenge’ loss of Tal Afar, UN envoy says Fighters from the Islamic State (ISIL) are indiscriminately targeting civilians to avenge for their loss of Tal Afar, the top United Nations political … read more
1 September 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today urged restraint and calm in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, cautioning that the situation may otherwise lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. In a statement from his spokesperson, the Secretary-General expressed deep concern … read more
1 September 2017 – Even as countries continue to ratify and implement the international treaty prohibiting the use of cluster munitions, casualties from these notorious weapons doubled in the past year, with civilians accounting for nearly all the victims, according … read more