Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Matthew Wells. In today's programme: The World Health Organization presses for more action on preventable illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes And: We hear why cultural exchange lessons from the Silk Road are still applicable today

  "We are walking into another crisis" in Gaza, warns UN coordinator The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has warned that the world is "walking into another crisis" over the Gaza Strip "with our eyes wide open." Nickolay Mladenov told a meeting in Brussels on Friday that the residents of Gaza, [...]

A survey that has given voice to one million young people in Europe could also be carried out in other parts of the world, according to a senior officer with the UN cultural agency, UNESCO. Sue Vize, who’s with UNESCO's office in Bangkok, has high hopes for a regional version of Generation What?, which asked so-called [...]

"Triple discrimination" holds back Indigenous women and girls: FAO Indigenous women and girls suffer from "triple discrimination" when it comes to their rights and well-being, according to an Advocacy Officer from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Yon Fernandez de Larrinoa was at UN Headquarters in New York, taking part in an event on empowering [...]

UN human rights chief outlines concerns and bright spots globally When responding to violence committed by terrorist groups, governments must ensure that they're not violating international human rights standards. That was one of the key messages from UN Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, speaking to reporters in Geneva on Monday. Dianne Penn [...]

An upcoming UN conference on oceans should see countries committing to fight illegal and unregulated fishing, according to a top official with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Maria Helena Semedo, the agency's Assistant Director-General, said it is important to remember that millions of people depend on the oceans for their livelihood, which means marine [...]

Some 25,000 refugee and migrant children stranded at transit points across Europe are at risk of emotional distress due to uncertainty about their future, the UN children's fund, UNICEF, has reported. These children are living in limbo in countries such as Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary because they do not know if they will be able [...]

Somalia children facing "triple threat" of drought, disease and displacement: UNICEF The "triple threat" of drought, disease and displacement is taking a terrible toll on children in Somalia, according to the UN children's agency, UNICEF. It's projecting that the number of malnourished children there has risen by 50 per cent since the beginning of the year, [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Matthew Wells. In today's programme: Stranded refugee and migrant children facing psychological distress: we hear from UNICEF And: A forum being held in Azerbaijan seeks to build bridges through intercultural dialogue

Women in South Sudan are striking back at sexual and gender-based violence. They have been learning self-defense techniques, giving them the skills to protect themselves against potential attacks. The training was organized by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), with participation from Japanese peacekeepers serving in the country. Dianne Penn reports. Duration: 2’57″