Human Rights Council discusses occupied Palestinian territories

UN panel on economic, social and cultural rights opens 64th session

130 Heads of State gather in New York to discuss major global issues

Vulnerable children on Greek islands must be transferred immediately – UNICEF

DR Congo’s Ebola-hit communities still at risk, say WHO, UNICEF

Harmful use of alcohol kills more than three million people each year – WHO

UN Secretary-General welcomes outcome of third inter-Korea summit

Zero tolerance for sexual harassment at the UN

Climate change and conflict causing high food insecurity levels

The troubled Horn of Africa country, Somalia, is still vulnerable but is making progress towards a more stable future, according to Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia and head of UNSOM.  In this episode of UN and Africa Mr. Keating sat down with UN News's Daniel Dickinson at UN Headquarters in New York to discuss Somalia’s future.

1 in 3 children in disaster and conflict hit countries not in school – UNICEF report

Over 1 million affected by Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines

UN health agency publishes its first ever ‘investment case’

Countries are not doing enough to end tuberculosis by 2030, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, releasing its latest Global Tuberculosis Report. The deadly disease remains one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, even though it’s fully treatable, Dr. Tereza Kasaeva, Director of WHO’s Global TB Programme, told Anton Uspenskiy of UN News, calling for more global action.

Sexual exploitation is an “almost existential issue” for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), which is committed to tackling the scourge, the agency’s Deputy High Commissioner said on Tuesday. Announcing measures designed to encourage victims to come forward, Kelly T. Clements said the number of reported cases of abuse has doubled among its more than 1,000 international partners in the last year, now that people “know where to go” to raise the alarm.

Myanmar crimes were worse than we expected, says UN investigator

900,000 people affected by typhoon Mangkhut, say UN aid agencies

More countries should take in refugees after US decision to cut quota: UNHCR