Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Jocelyne Sambira and Dianne Penn. In today's programme: More than half of Iraqis are at risk of going hungry; And… a UN energy expert warns that the world has "a lot of work to do" to create a sustainable energy future.  

Security Council condemns "barbaric and cowardly" terrorist attack in Sweden The Security Council has underlined the need to bring to justice those responsible for this weekend's terrorist attack in Stockholm. Council members released a statement on Monday condemning what they called "the barbaric and cowardly terrorist attack" which killed four people and injured more than [...]

Further conflict in Iraq or a rise in food prices risks pushing more than half of the country's families into food insecurity, the UN said on Monday. In its joint report with the Iraqi authorities, the World Food Programme (WFP) warns that well over two in three children under 15 are working to earn money [...]

The Darfur region of Sudan is a very different place from what it was like in 2003 when the armed conflict began, the head of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has said. As a result of a three-year military campaign, the Government has been able to take control of areas previously held [...]

Both the developing and the developed world have "a lot of work to do," to create a sustainable energy future, a UN energy expert has said. Scott Foster is the director of the Sustainable Energy Division at the Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). He was at UN Headquarters for a panel discussion on the role [...]

A youth activist from Ghana is urging African governments to prioritize the sexual and reproductive rights of the continent's young people. Asenam Amuzu represents a non-profit called Dance4Life which empowers young people to protect their health and promote safe sexual choices. Ms Amuzu is taking part in the latest session of the UN Commission on [...]

Suspected Syria chemical attack "may be a war crime" The deadly suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria could amount to a war crime, but it is only one of many incidents where civilians have been killed in recent weeks. That's the opinion of UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, which on Friday called the tragedy in [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira. In today’s programme: a young Rwandan poet's message of hope to world leaders; and UN staff bust a move to beat depression and build community.

It's not every day the United Nations plays host to a crowd of sweaty, smiling people wearing sweat pants, but not every day is World Health Day. Move to Empower, an NGO that aims to empower disadvantaged communities through sport, brought Zumba – a high intensity cardio and dance workout set to Latin music – [...]

  'Violent attack' in Stockholm condemned by the UN chief The UN has strongly condemned the "violent attack" that took place in the Swedish capital of Stockholm on Friday. According to media reports, a truck drove into a crowd in a busy shopping centre, killing several pedestrians, before crashing into a department store. A statement [...]