Young people have enormous power to shape better world, Migiro tells students 2 November 2011 The events of the past 10 months highlight the enormous power of young people in changing the world, the Deputy Secretary-General has said, calling on this segment of society to help shape a better future. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro Asha-Rose […]

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Delegates move from words to action on the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development … Ten-point action plan outcome document adopted by all delegates … 01 November 2011 Geneva An international conference to reduce armed violence ended in Geneva today with an acknowledgment of the need for tighter controls on the flow of arms, […]

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Head of UN health agency outlines reforms to improve efficiency 1 November 2011 The head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today stressed that planned reforms are intended to make the agency more efficient as it strives to “On top of enduring fuel, food, and financial crises, the challenges of climate change, conflicts, […]

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UNICEF calls for urgent funding for nutrition crisis in DPR Korea 1 November 2011 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today called for funding to assist millions of people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), particularly children and women, who are at risk of becoming severely malnourished. Mother and child at a UN-supported […]

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UN agency delivers more aid to quake survivors in Turkey 1 November 2011 The United Nations refugee agency reported today it has airlifted more than 100 tons of relief materials into Turkey to assist survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in the country’s southeast. Two flights at the weekend delivered 1,000 tents and 20,000 blankets, Andrej Mahecic, […]

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UN expert urges leaders at G-20 summit to put right to food before industry interests 31 October 2011 A United Nations expert urged world leaders today to put the right to food before industry interests when committing to a food security plan later this week at the G-20 summit in Cannes, France, warning of the […]

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Agricultural cooperatives are key to reduce hunger and poverty Cooperatives offer opportunities that smallholders could not achieve individually 31 October 2011, Rome – Smallholder farmers gain big benefits from agricultural cooperatives including bargaining power and resource sharing that lead to food security and poverty reduction for millions, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International […]

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UN and South Sudan in joint effort to reduce maternal mortality 31 October 2011 A joint initiative of the United Nations and South Sudan is aiming to reduce maternal mortality by deploying midwives throughout the country, providing locals with the necessary skills to safely deliver babies, and improving the health facilities available to the wider […]

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Deadly outbreak of kala-azar disease continues in South Sudan, UN agency says 28 October 2011 At least 720 people have died in South Sudan from a protracted outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease, and the number of deaths could be much higher, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. WHO spokesperson Tarik […]

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Niger: UN agency boosts aid as a million people face urgent food crisis 28 October 2011   The United Nations food aid agency announced plans today to scale up its operations inside the poor West African country of Niger, where a poor harvest and insect attacks against cereals have left a million people in need of immediate […]

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