Attacks against UN Mission in Mali "will not weaken its determination" Attacks against the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, will not weaken its determination to bring peace to the West African country, according to a statement released by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Two civilians and one UN peacekeeper were killed on Sunday when [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from United Nations Radio, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira. In today's programme: The Security Council discusses how UN peacekeeping can address threats such as terrorism and violent extremism And a report on the "serious increase" in civilians fleeing Mosul in Iraq as a new camp opens [...]

There has been a "serious increase" in the numbers of civilians fleeing the Mosul area in Iraq according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), as government forces continue their advance. UNHCR is opening new camps to cope with the influx of internally displaced people, as the coalition battles ISIL terrorists, who have occupied Iraq's second [...]

A deadly ambush this weekend on UN peacekeepers in Mali has highlighted the dangerous landscape in which many blue helmets operate. The UN Security Council has been looking at ways to strengthen support to field missions so that they can better respond to threats such as terrorism, violent extremism and organized crime. Dianne Penn reports [...]

"Abhorrent" acts of sex abuse have shaken UN peacekeeping "to its core" Abhorrent acts of sexual abuse, exploitation and violence have shaken peacekeeping and the UN "to its core", Under-Secretary-General Herve Ladsous said at the launch of UN Police Week in New York. In 2015, the organization uncovered 99 allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation [...]

The trauma of war still lingers with Sri Lankans whether they have been affected directly or not, an activist from the country told a meeting at the UN. The Indian Ocean island nation is recovering from a 25 year old conflict that pitted government forces against the so-called Tamil Tigers ended in 2009 The society [...]

The Cholera outbreak in Haiti could have been predicted using new technology that harnesses decades of satellite data, according to a scientific prize winner, speaking at UN Headquarters. Rita Colwell is an academic from the United States who has developed a model that can see outbreaks coming up to six months in advance. She was [...]

The "emotional bond" that mothers have with their children could help to counter violent forms of extremism and terrorist acts. That's according to Edit Schlaffer, the Founder of Women without Borders, who spoke at a conference hosted by the UN cultural agency, UNESCO focusing on the radicalisation of young people by extremist groups,. Young children [...]

Workers in the global garment industry are often deprived of "freedom of association", which is key to boosting competitiveness in the industry. That's according to Dan Rees, head of the Better Work Programme, an initiative set up by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank. The Better Work Programme, founded in 2009, is [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from United Nations Radio, with Matthew Wells and Dianne Penn. In today's programme: The Paris Agreement on climate change comes into force…One civil society leader tells us it's an historic milestone… And the children of Haiti face desperate hardship after Hurricane Matthew for the "foreseeable future" the [...]