UN chief condemns DPRK ballistic missile launch UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The country, also known as North Korea, reported that it had tested an intermediate-range missile on Sunday. In a statement issued on Monday by his spokesperson, Mr Guterres [...]

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Not enough has been done yet to harness the power of "agriculture for development" in order to meet the global goals of ending hunger and poverty by 2030. That's the firm view of Kostas Stamoulis, Assistant Director-General for economic and social development at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). He was at UN Headquarters in [...]

A popular UN-backed radio drama series is teaching people in Haiti how to stay alive when disasters hit, the producer of the show, Christina Guerin, has said. While Haiti was still recovering from a devastating earthquake that ravaged the island nation in 2010, Hurricane Matthew caused further deadly destruction in October last year. The UN [...]

Strengthening partnerships between humanitarian organizations is key to tackling the enormous suffering in today’s world. UN Secretary-General António Guterres made the comment during a visit to the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KS Relief) in Saudi Arabia. The Centre was established in 2015 and has donated millions to provide aid to countries in crisis [...]

Terrorism is being fed by the lack of political solutions in several situations, including Syria, the UN Secretary-General said during his visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday. António Guterres held a joint press conference with the Kingdom’s Foreign Minister, Adel bin Ahmad Al-Jubeir. He spoke about the “strong cooperation” between the UN and Saudi Arabia, as [...]

"Information is power" but people with vision impairments simply have no access to the vast majority of what's written down. That's according to Fredric Schroeder, the president of the World Blind Union, an international organization that has consultancy status with the United Nations. Mr Schroeder said that only around five per cent of printed materials [...]

The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned continued fighting across South Sudan as well as the attacks directed against civilians. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Council called on all parties to cease hostilities “immediately.” It also urged the Transitional Government of National Unity to take measures to ensure that those responsible for [...]

The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has expressed concern over demonstrations in Baghdad, which resulted in casualties among protesters and security forces. According to media reports, supporters of the Shia cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr took to the streets to demand a reform of the electoral system. UNAMI also welcomed Prime Minister Abadi's institution of a [...]

Humanity cannot afford "to ignore half of its creative genius", the head of the UN agency for education, science and culture (UNESCO) has urged. Irina Bokova made the call ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science observed every year on 11 February. According to UN estimates, women account for only 30 [...]