NIB-PM-17APR17UN supporting implementation of DRC political agreement The top official at the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been meeting with political leaders to find ways to implement an agreement that paves the way for elections in the country. UN Special Representative Maman Sambo Sidikou on Sunday received a [...]

In times of stress, people cling to their faith more than a child to their blanket, so faith-based organizations have a unique role to play in assisting refugees, a religious aid expert has said. Anwar Khan is the CEO of Islamic Relief USA. He participated in a discussion at UN Headquarters on the role of [...]

A new campaign in Mexico City aims to combat a touchy subject: sexual harassment on public transportation. A recent national survey found that nearly 90 per cent of women feel unsafe on buses and subways. Faced with these alarming figures, UN Women, in partnership with the city government launched the campaign #NoEsDeHombres which translates as [...]

Warring parties in South Sudan are being urged by the most senior UN official in the country to show restraint in the face of an escalation in violence and to remember their responsibility towards protecting civilians from conflict. Fresh fighting has broken out between Government and opposition forces in a number of locations including Raga [...]

Today we bring you a special programme on the designation of Malala Yousafzai this week, as the youngest -ever UN Messenger of Peace. Presenter: Lucy Dean.

Women's participation in peace talks empower Syrians "as a whole" In order to create a "lasting peace" in Syria, women need to have a seat at the policy-making table, a peace activist from the country has said. Mariam Jalabi is Director of the Syrian National Coalition's office at UN Headquarters in New York. She took [...]

More investment needed to meet SDG water and sanitation targets Countries need to increase investment in water and sanitation if the world is to meet the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, by 2030. Goal 6 calls for access for all to clean water and sanitation, and yet almost two billion people today still use [...]

Extensive damage has occurred in the western part of the Iraqi city of Mosul, where a military operation is underway to free neighbourhoods from the terrorist group, ISIL. That's according to the most recent assessment by the UN agency working on urban development issues, UN-Habitat. The study finds that more than 1,140 housing sites have [...]

Political leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are being urged to implement an agreement signed last December which paves the way for elections before the end of this year. The appeal has been made by the UN envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, who says the holding of peaceful democratic [...]

Concerns are growing for millions of people in Somalia, where drought has left them struggling to survive, the UN said on Thursday. UNDP, the UN agency helping with development in the East African nation, cautioned that if drought turns to famine, recent progress in making the country more resilient to such shocks may be "eroded". [...]