Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes plans for temporary ceasefire with the Taliban

Head of UN Political Affairs Department meets with Somalia’s leadership

Nine African countries to benefit from WHO Ebola Preparedness Plan

Bangladesh’s “zero-tolerance” policy on suspected drug offenders must stop amid reports that it has caused a reported 130 extrajudicial killings and led to more than 13,000 arrests since the policy began on 15 May, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a statement on Wednesday.

‘First and very important step’ taken to allow return of Rohingya refugees

Massive scale-up of mental health resources needed to meet development targets

UN rights experts condemn China’s 5-year prison sentence for Tibetan activist

The Government of Myanmar, UNHCR and UNDP officially signed a landmark agreement on Wednesday which it is hoped will provide hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees with a pathway to return home. Knut Ostby, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, told Elena Vapnitchnaia about the most important conditions for the refugees' safe and voluntary return.

Representatives from the global airline industry held their annual meeting in Sydney this week.  

Felipe De La Torre from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) tells Julia Dean how they are supporting its Blue Heart Campaign to combat human trafficking.

Concern for “tens of thousands” of rights defenders under arrest in Egypt – OHCHR

Mediterranean boat tragedy update – UNHCR

Children “as young as one” involved in U.S. separation of migrant families - OHCHR

Ongoing conflict must be brought to an end in order to curtail the steadily growing number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in South Sudan, according to Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator.

World Health Organization (WHO) Global action plan promotes exercise in move to fight disease

UN agency, IAEA, ready to play role in North Korea nuclear verification

UN expert, Philip Alston, chides Trump administration’s “systematic assault” on welfare

A near $10 million aid boost has been given to the Sahel’s drought-stricken farmers and herders, thanks to Sweden, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced.

The documentary Until There Is Peace focuses on what happened when the UN Security Council created a specialized “intervention brigade” to proactively protect civilians under threat from armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  Director Melonie Kastman and MONUSCO Deputy Force Commander Jean Baillaud talked to Daniel Johnson.