Changing how countries across the world produce food is “fundamental” to protecting the future of the Earth’s ecosystem, said the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday. With large swathes of the planet’s surface used to grow … read more
In an increasingly interconnected world, the glorification of terrorism online impacts everyone, the chair of a United Nations counter-terrorism body said on Tuesday, calling for a renewed effort to combat hateful propaganda and promote community solidarity. Gustavo Adolfo Meza-Cuadra Velasquez, … read more
The north-west African country is the most dangerous place in the world to be a UN ‘blue helmet,’ and last year, 21 troops serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) lost their lives, along with seven civilians. The UN chief … read more
Following a visit to a cyclone-hit community in ‘Somaliland’, the United Nations has released close to $3 million to help people affected by an unprecedented storm which delivered a full year’s worth of rain in just a few days, compounding damage caused … read more
Less than 20 per cent of the “desperate” civilians living in Syria’s hard-to-reach areas have got the humanitarian aid they need so far this year, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday, calling for the Security Council to help … read more