North-east Nigeria's problems are principally due to long-term "development failures" compounded by a Boko Haram terrorist insurgency that's provoked a "crisis of global magnitude." That's the view of UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative for Nigeria, Edward Kallon, who is also UN Humanitarian Coordinator there. On Wednesday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) launched an appeal [...]

One in two African children on the move do not want to go to Europe: UNICEF Most youngsters on the move from Libya to Italy have fled violence and many said that initially they did not intend to travel to Europe when they left home, the UN said on Tuesday. Libya has long been a [...]

South Sudanese citizens who have been displaced to UN protection camps as a result of conflict in the country say they feel safer when those camps are searched for weapons and other prohibited items. Currently around 219,000 people live in protection of civilians sites set up by the UN mission in South Sudan, UNMISS. To [...]

One in two African children on the move do not want to go to Europe: UNICEF Most youngsters on the move from Libya to Italy have fled violence and did not intend to travel to Europe when they left home, the UN said on Tuesday. Libya has long been a magnet for migrants seeking work, [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Jocelyne Sambira and Matt Wells. In today’s programme: The UN welcomes Israel's decision to withdraw metal detectors from the entrance to one of Jerusalem's holiest sites, and the Pacific's first early warning system for disasters established in Tuvalu.

From Lebanon to Greece, British Photographer Giles Duley has been capturing refugees' epic journeys of survival as they search for a new home. His book "I Can Only Tell You What My Eyes See", recently launched in London, covers more than a year spent documenting the refugee crisis. Giles travelled to countries in the Middle [...]

Worsening conditions for minorities in Myanmar have left communities "terrified" amid reports that people have been used as "human shields" by armed forces, a UN rights expert has said. Yanghee Lee, who's the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, made her comments at the end of her latest visit to the country – her third under [...]

Growing up in a multilingual home has taught a young woman from Zimbabwe to value all cultures. Gugulethu Jemaine Nyathi said having parents who speak different languages has served her well as she pursues an engineering degree at Jiangsu University in China. "Gugu," as she is known, was one of 60 winners of the UN-backed [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Jocelyne Sambira and Matt Wells. In today’s programme: Helping families keep more of the cash being sent to them by working relatives overseas would boost sustainable development, a UN conference hears; And, we’ll report from Iraq, where UN Messenger of Peace Malala, has [...]

Australia urged to end "offshore processing" of asylum seekers Australia is being urged by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filipo Grandi, to end "the harmful practice of offshore processing." Refugees arriving by sea without a valid visa are denied access to asylum in Australia and are often detained in neighbouring islands like Papua New [...]