African nations among world's largest host of refugees, says UN chief African nations are among the world's largest and most generous hosts of refugees, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his message to commemorate this year's "Africa Day." According to estimates by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, the continent hosts 26 per cent of the [...]

Dolls made by Syrian women living in a UN-run refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon, are being used to tell the stories and dreams of mothers and children left behind. They are part of a project named 'The Ana Collection', created by Marianne and Melina Moussali, daughters to a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother. The [...]

Outside Ethiopia, the name Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus might not be that familiar, but it is one we'll be hearing a lot more of, now that he's been elected head of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Tedros takes over from Dr Margaret Chan; she ran the UN health agency for 10 years. He outlined [...]

What we eat and how we produce it has a major negative impact on health and the environment and it's high time the problem was addressed, UN-partner the EAT Foundation said on Wednesday. In advance of the first EAT Asia Pacific Food Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia, the organization's Dr Gunhild Stordalen said that changes need [...]

UN determined to bring peace to Mali despite attacks: UN chief Attacks against peacekeepers in Mali will not weaken the UN's resolve to support the country in its quest for peace, the UN chief warned on Wednesday. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, António Guterres strongly condemned Wednesday's attack in Kidal that killed two [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Ana Carmo and Jocelyne Sambira. In today's programme: Civilian protection is the "ultimate goal" of UN peacekeeping And … Malnutrition alert for 400,000 children in the Kasai region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  Protecting civilians is the ultimate goal of UN peacekeeping. That's according to the new chief of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Jean-Pierre Lacroix. He was speaking ahead of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers observed annually on 29 May. The French diplomat took up his position in April this year and currently oversees [...]

Despite progress made by Myanmar to further children's rights in the country, more than half of them still live below the poverty line, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday. Social and economic measures undertaken by the State since 2010 were beginning to strengthen the systems that boost children's health, education and protection, the [...]

Candidates for WHO top job make final presentations to Member States The final moments in the campaign to become the next head of the World Health Organization (WHO) are being played out in Geneva. Three candidates for the UN health agency top job made their last pre-election speeches to 194 Member States at the World [...]

At least one billion children in the world suffer some form of violence every year, the UN Special Representative on Violence against Children has said. Marta Santos Pais was speaking at the launch of a new publication on protecting children against torture in detention hosted by the UN in New York. Violence, stigmatisation and sexual and [...]