‘Absolutely abhorrent’ attack on ambulance in Libya 

UN rights expert urges Cambodia to change ‘political culture’ 

Swine fever linked to food price spike: FAO

A newly-passed Security Council resolution on sexual violence in conflict, “reinforces” the mandate of the UN’s top official dealing with the issue, cementing a “survivor-centred” approach in “all aspects of prevention and response”. That’s according to the UN’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramilla Patten, in an in-depth interview with UN News following the resolution passed late last month.

Rising hunger in Middle East affects over 52 million people

Without emergency funding, more Gaza protestors face amputations

Remembering the victims of the Second World War

At least 80,000 people die from snakebites every year, but the UN health agency has a plan to help the rural communities who are worst affected. That’s according to Dr. Bernadette Abela-Ridder, head of the World Health Organization’s Neglected Zoonotic Diseases unit.

Release of Reuters journalists in Myanmar welcomed 

Syria escalation being followed with “great concern” by UN Secretary-General

UN health agency targets 50 per cent reduction in snakebite deaths and disabilities

An new initiative to track terrorists has been launched at UN headquarters. The programme from the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) provides countries with the tech to improve surveillance. Conor Lennon from UN News asked Jelle Postma from UNOCT why the UN had launched the initiative.

UN Forum works to safeguard world’s forests

Labour report shows half of workers frequently exposed to physical risks

Advocates, UN, speak up for road safety

Attacks in DRC continue to terrorize the population: UN refugee agency

Iran: execution of child offenders ‘absolutely prohibited’, says UN human rights chief

Distribution of ‘super cereal’ suspended by WFP, while tests continue

UN staff in Cox’s Bazar are monitoring Cyclone Fani’s movements very closely for any potential impact on what is the world’s largest refugee camp, agencies said on Friday. The cyclonic storm made landfall close to Puri, in eastern India, and it’s expected to reach the southwestern part of Bangladesh during Friday night.  IOM Deputy Chief of Mission in Bangladesh, Manuel Pereira, spoke to UN News’s Alexandre Soares by phone, from Cox’s Bazar.

Marking World Press Freedom Day on Friday, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is launching a campaign highlighting the vital role journalists play in maintaining a healthy democracy. Speaking to UN News’s Li Zhang, UNESCO media chief, George Papagiannis, underlined that “communities need to have a free, independent and vibrant press” so that citizens can “participate intelligently in their civic duties” especially when it comes to election time.