Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira. In today's programme: Security Council urged to continue Iraqi support following Mosul victory; and we hear why integration is often migrants' biggest challenge.

On the third anniversary of the tragic downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, or MH17, the UN Secretary-General has called on States to "fully cooperate" with an ongoing probe. The plane was en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam on 17 July 2014 when it crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people. António Guterres said [...]

Some 700,000 civilians have been displaced from western Mosul, the UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq said on Monday. Lise Grande, who is also the Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN Mission in the country, UNAMI, was speaking via video link from Baghdad. She told journalists in New York that [...]

Iraq will continue to require international support in the wake of the military victory in the northern city of Mosul, the Security Council heard on Monday. The UN's top representative in the country, as well as a senior Iraqi diplomat, told ambassadors of the "substantial" need for assistance, including to remove landmines left by the [...]

  UN "deeply concerned" for safety of civilians in Raqqa The UN and the humanitarian community remain "deeply concerned" for the safety of people trapped in Raqqa city in Syria, the deputy UN spokesperson has said. Farhan Haq confirmed the news during a briefing to the press on Monday. Heavy fighting continues to affect civilians, [...]

Scientists are being trained by a UN-backed organization in methods to monitor whether or not a nuclear explosion has taken place. The workshops have been organized by a commission known as the CTBTO which is preparing for the entry into force of a UN treaty that bans nuclear explosions anywhere in the world. The historic [...]

There is much the world can learn from nomadic cultures, according to a man who is using solar energy, GPS technology and virtual reality to bring education to children in Fulani communities in northwest Nigeria. Usman Muhammad Mareri is calling for more support for nomads and pastoralists who he believes have been "abandoned and neglected" [...]

Venezuela security forces urged to respect demonstrators' rights Venezuela's government should ensure that the country's military avoids using excessive force against demonstrators amid reports of intimidation, the UN said on Friday. The appeal from the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) comes as protests continue against the government of Nicolas Maduro. Since April, 92 people have [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Matt Wells and Dianne Penn. In today's programme: a new global action plan drawn up by religious leaders, aims to prevent future atrocity crimes…We'll have the details; and hunger's rising sharply across East Africa as rains fail yet again, made worse by [...]

A new round of talks aimed at ending the Syrian conflict have ended in Geneva where UN negotiator Staffan de Mistura spoke of making "incremental progress" and his intention to continue discussions in September. The Special Envoy was speaking to journalists in the Swiss city after a week of meetings with government and opposition delegations. [...]