Listen to a bulletin of news and features from United Nations Radio, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira. In today's programme: a top UN official in South Sudan says there should be no impunity for attacks against aid workers; and we meet the new head of the UN climate change secretariat.

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are being urged to take further military action against armed groups operating in the country. A statement was issued by the UN Security Council on Wednesday, following the killing of at least 50 civilians in the area of Rwangoma village in North Kivu province. Members of [...]

India and Pakistan urged to grant access to Kashmir India and Pakistan are being urged by the UN human rights chief to grant independent observers access to the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. Since an outbreak of violence in July, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has been engaging both countries to allow his office to [...]

Children have suffered "unspeakable violence" during war but most of them remain positive, a senior UN envoy said ahead of World Humanitarian Day (WHD) on 19 August. Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, was referring to a photo exhibit entitled "When I Grow Up". The exhibit put together [...]

Conflicting allegations over "serious" violations in Kashmir show the need for independent observers to be allowed to access the disputed region, according to the UN human rights office. India and Pakistan both administer territory in Kashmir, which has been experiencing violent clashes between security forces and protestors since the death of a separatist leader in [...]

Former US Mayor Bloomberg named UN Global Ambassador Former three-time Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has been named Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases are some of the main types of NCDs. Each year, 16 million people die from [...]

The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm over the escalation of airstrikes and ground fighting in Yemen and along the Saudi Arabia-Yemen border. Civilians, including children, are paying the heaviest price in the ongoing fighting, warns Ban Ki-moon. Jocelyne Sambira reports. All parties to the conflict in Yemen are being reminded of the necessity to protect [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from United Nations Radio, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira. In today's programme: Preventing infant deaths by "Making Every Baby Count"; and UN peacekeepers train South Sudan health workers in responding to mass casualty situations.  

Sixty health workers in Bentiu, South Sudan, have been trained in how to address the large numbers of injuries or deaths resulting from conflicts or natural disasters. The training was conducted by Ghanaian peacekeepers with the UN mission in the country, UNMISS. Jacob Ruai spoke to the Senior Medical Officer with the Ghanaian battalion, Dr [...]

Every year, 2.7 million babies die within the first month of life and roughly the same number are stillborn, according to data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). As most of these deaths go unrecorded, countries cannot fully understand what action needs to be taken to prevent more infants from dying. Dianne Penn reports [...]