Military escalation in Yemen “not the solution”: UN chief

UN “stepping up efforts” for civilians around Syria’s Afrin district

UNAMA chief condemns attack at sporting event in Afghanistan which killed at least 15

Syria conflict: UNICEF reports 17 children killed at school in Idlib

Artificial intelligence could be “more dangerous than the nuclear threat”: Geneva Director-General

WHO looking for leaders to stamp out TB by 2030

Water “is a matter of life and death”: UN chief

Attack on UN camp in Mali condemned by MINUSMA chief

UN deputy chief lauds “great potential” of Liberia to “achieve lasting stability”

It’s World Water Day, and we’re bringing you a double-bill for this edition of our Podcast Classics series, kicking off with the legendary actor, Marlon Brando, narrating the story of how the UN Technical Assistance Administration brought a “pure, sweet, flowing” supply of water to one Bolivian village.

As the International Decade for Action on water for sustainable development gets under way here at the UN, we also look back at the 1950s struggle to provide access to clean running water in El Salvador.

No justification for deadly Afghanistan bombing: UNAMA chief

UN agriculture agency (FAO) appeals for $236 million to support drought-affected cattle farmers in Somalia

FAO urges investment in urban forests

Pakistani troops, police and other peacekeeping personnel have made a “major contribution” to the success of the UN’s long-running Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), which will close at the end of March after successfully completing its mandate.

That’s according to Waldemar Vrey, a South African national who serves as deputy head of UNMIL, with responsibility for handling political and rule-of-law issues. He told Doug Coffman that Pakistanis had played a “significant role” throughout.