26 April 2017 – The United Nations has appealed for $64.5 million to respond to the urgent needs of 731,000 people over the next six months in the Kasai region, the latest “humanitarian hotspot” in the Democratic Republic of the … read more
25 April 2017 – Endorsement of the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples does not equal implementation, speakers told the UN General Assembly today at a special meeting to celebrate the Declaration’s tenth anniversary … read more
Li Zekun, Vice President of Marketing (left), and Mr. Dai Wei, Founder and CEO of ofo, a Beijing-based start-up company that has become the world’s first and largest bike-sharing platform. Photo: UNDP/Freya Moralesofo 25 April 2017 – The United Nations … read more
25 April 2017 – The political process in South Sudan is not dead but requires significant resuscitation, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the crisis-torn country told the Security Council today. “Regrettably, no party has shown interest … read more
25 April 2017 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is celebrating 70 years of bringing countries across the continent together to cooperate on a wide range of issues, including trade, transport, sustainable development and food safety, which … read more