World
FYR Macedonian woman dubbed 'Refugees' Angel' by those on the 'Balkan route'
Helping is never complete without a smile. Lenche Zdravkin with refugees at Gevgelija railway station.
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The Syrian refugee mother transforming women's lives in Turkey
Meeting in the courtyard of a reconstructed townhouse in Kilis which serves as a women's community centre.
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More than 70,000 children born during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia at risk of exclusion if not registered, warns UNICEF
Three month old Success Sumois, strapped to her mother’s back, waits to be registered through the mobile birth registration team at the Totota Clinic in Liberia.
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Italian authorities confirm the deaths of 14 people on board a boat carrying hundreds of refugees
Some 456 people, including several dozen children, were rescued by an Irish naval patrol responding to a distress call on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 28 but 14 others died.
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UN projects world population to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, driven by growth in developing countries
The world’s population grew to seven billion in 2011.
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At Security Council, Ban and UN special envoy outline ‘way forward’ on political solution for war-torn Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria.
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Durable ceasefire needed as ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ leaves millions suffering in Yemen – UN relief chief
Boys hold shrapnel from exploded artillery shells while standing on a street damaged by blasts in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen.
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Violent attacks reported against civilians fleeing ISIL-controlled areas of Iraq – UN human rights office
Children in the Khanke Camp near Dohuk city, Iraq, which mainly houses Yazidis fleeing from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Jordan's Za'atari refugee camp turns three, challenges for the future of thousands living there
View over Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan housing over 80,000 Syrian Refugees. This Wednesday marks three years since it was set up.
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Top UN relief official in Yemen warns of conflict’s ‘catastrophic’ consequences; urges humanitarian access
Abdallah and his six-year-old son stand in what used to be the entrance of their home, in Sana’a’s Bayt Mayad neighbourhood.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020