UN refugee agency concludes work among displaced in northern Uganda Lucky David Wilson (left) filming his music video with Achan Katherine in Unyama trading centre, a former IDP camp in northern Uganda The United Nations refugee agency said today it has concluded relief work among nearly two million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Uganda, the majority of […]

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South Sudan: UN launches major aid effort after clashes in troubled region Mothers and their children near Pibor, in Jonglei state, South Sudan, who have been displaced by ethnic tensions in the area A massive humanitarian operation to bring succour to people affected by inter-ethnic violence in South Sudan’s state of Jonglei is under way […]

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Post-earthquake assistance in Haiti shifts to reconstruction – UN UNDP Associate Administrator Rebecca Grynspan (foreground) visits a cash-for-work project in Port-au-Prince, Haiti The allocation of resources for Haiti’s recovery from the devastating earthquake two years ago has shifted to reconstruction, infrastructure restoration, debris removal, job creation and capacity building, senior United Nations officials said today, […]

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Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour steps down as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Youssou N’Dour. Photo: Thesupermat Renowned Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour has temporarily stepped down from his role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as he embarks on campaigning as a candidate in his country’s presidential elections, the agency has reported. According […]

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No amnesty for gross human rights violations in Yemen, top UN official says High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay The United Nations human rights chief today warned that there must be no amnesty for gross rights violations in Yemen, stressing that the victims of the worst abuses during the country’s protracted crisis must have […]

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UNHCR wraps up one of world’s biggest IDP operations in Uganda Lucky David Wilson (in red) filming his music video with Achan Katherine in Unyama trading centre, a former IDP camp in northern Uganda. GULU, Uganda, January 6 (UNHCR)– Lucky David Wilson was born in a war zone in troubled times, but somehow manages to live up […]

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More than a million children set to return to school in Libya – UNICEF Children enter a UNICEF-supported tent school at the Shousha transit camp on the Libyan border At least 1.2 million Libyan pupils are set to return to school tomorrow, almost a year after they evacuated their classrooms during the country’s popular uprising […]

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Two years after Haitian quake, UN Ambassador Against Hunger views progress WFP aid being distributed in Haiti Almost two years after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, a high-profile advocate for the United Nations food relief agency has visited the Caribbean country to survey the agency’s efforts in fighting malnutrition among those made homeless by the […]

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Online game that helps UN fight hunger gains one millionth user Freerice website Freerice.com, the online game that allows players to improve their vocabulary while fighting global hunger by making donations to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), has crossed another milestone today as it reached one million registered players. “When one million people […]

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UN boosts security and aid in wake of ethnic violence in South Sudan UNMISS Force Commander Moses Obi (left) talking to displaced people in Pibor, South Sudan … United Nations, New York, 5 January 2011 – The United Nations is stepping up its peacekeeping presence in the troubled South Sudanese state of Jonglei in the […]

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