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Yemen: UN, partners seek $2.1 billion to stave off famine in 2017

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In the photo: Ahmed, 3 years old, receives treatment for moderate acute malnutrition in a hospital in Hajjah, Yemen.

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Libyans must make 2017 the ‘year of decisions,’ UN envoy tells Security Council

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Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler briefs the Security Council.

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EU-Russia relations: a key strategic challenge

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Meeting on Russia featuring (middle) Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze

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Eastern Ukraine: UNHCR speeds up assistance after spike in fighting

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Displaced residents talk to UNHCR staff in the front line village of Luhanske, in eastern Ukraine.

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UNHCR campaign spreads awareness about dangers of Yemen sea crossings

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on February 7, launched a major campaign to spread awareness about the dangers of crossing the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea from Africa to war-stricken Yemen and highlighting the horrendous conditions and rising risks in Yemen.

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Groundbreaking Study On Cost Of Hunger Kicks Off In Mali

A groundbreaking study of the impact of child undernutrition on Mali’s economy has launched in Mali. The latest in a series known as the Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) surveys, it will examine the effects of child undernutrition on health, education and national productivity in the country. It is being made possible by the generous support of the Government of Canada.

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Ideals and values that inspired creation of International Criminal Court still hold true – UN adviser

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Permanent headquarters of the International Criminal Court at The Hague.

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Adapting to increased military pressure, ISIL shifts to ‘dark web,’ UN Security Council told

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A family climbs out of their destroyed home to flee minutes after an ISIL suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle on the street outside their home in the Al Andalus neighbourhood of Mosul, Iraq.

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Israeli legislation on settlements violates international law, says UN chief Guterres

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Secretary-General António Guterres.

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Government Of Pakistan Continues Strong Support With Wheat Contributions

The Government of Pakistan remains the largest host government donor for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) worldwide with its recent contributions of wheat totaling 50,000 metric tons, valued at approximately USD 19.9 million, to WFP operations in Pakistan.