CAR: New allegations of sexual abuse involving minors New allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving minors in the Central African Republic (CAR) have surfaced, the UN has confirmed. The UN internal oversight body (OIOS) is carrying out investigations in the Kemo region where previous allegations of abuse had been reported. Charges have been made [...]

There is a need for a "huge and massive" investment in the health care system in Haiti to address the challenges faced by aid workers in fighting cholera. UNICEF representative in the country, Marc Vincent, made the remarks on Friday from Port-au-Prince. Ten months after the 2010 earthquake, cholera appeared in the Caribbean island nation [...]

The Middle East Quartet has invited Israel and Palestine to resume "meaningful negotiations" in the face of "major threats" to peace. The Quartet is made up of the UN, United States, Russia, and the European Union and was set up to mediate the peace process in the region In its report published on Friday, it [...]

Liberia is officially assuming full responsibility for national security in the country on Friday, taking over from the UN mission UNMIL. The mission was established in 2003 following years of civil war and conflict in the West African country. Five thousand new police officers have been trained in order to support the transition. Olive Thomas [...]

Alarm for Boko Haram-liberated areas in Nigeria Concern is growing for more than half a million people who are in need of immediate food assistance in north-east Nigeria, the UN said Friday. Until just a few days ago, humanitarian workers have been unable to access many communities in Borno state, because of violence linked to [...]

Colombia is addressing its biggest challenge ever: ending more than five decades of armed conflict. That's according to the Special Adviser to the nation's President on Humanitarian Affairs, Paula Gaviria. The Colombian government and the rebel group FARC this month signed an agreement to bring an end to fighting which began in 1964 that has [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from United Nations Radio, with Jocelyne Sambira and Matthew Wells. In today's programme … Some 3.6 million Iraqi children are at risk from increasing violence in the country And, Colombia is addressing its biggest challenge ever: ending more than 5 decades of conflict…

Delivering on the promise to invest in humanity A staggering 130 million people worldwide require immediate humanitarian assistance; a figure that in population terms, would represent the 10th largest country in the world. That's according to the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) which says although needs are great, they are not insurmountable provided countries come [...]

Sahel suffers poverty, climate change and violent extremism: UN The Sahel region of Africa suffers "terrible" poverty compounded by climate change and further "ravaged" by violent extremism. That's according to Toby Lanzer, the UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel. He was at UN Headquarters in New York for a meeting organized by the UN [...]

  UN chief welcomes Liberia's "full assumption" of national security Liberia's "full assumption" of its own national security responsibilities, taking over from the UN Mission in the West African country, UNMIL, has been welcomed by the UN chief. Ban Ki-moon said that the "continuing improvement in the security and stability of Liberia" had "enabled the [...]