$5 MILLION INVESTMENT GIVES VITAL BOOST TO PACIFIC ISLANDS' WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN KIRIBATI
One of the most pristine, ambitious and globally-important protected areas in the world received a vital boost of financial support, with the investment of $5 million toward an endowment to support its long term viability...
At historic meeting, UN officials urge renewed efforts to rid world of nuclear threat
Senior United Nations officials called on Member States to take renewed steps to rid the world of nuclear weapons, during what was the first high-level meeting ever held by the General Assembly devoted to this issue.
Statement attributable to the Humanitarian Coordinator in the Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Moustapha Soumaré, on the killing of health workers and civilians and the displacement of thousands of people in Orientale province
The killing of 10 civilians including three health workers this week in Geti in the Ituri district of Orientale province is unacceptable and unjustifiable.
Greenpeace International to appeal Russian court rulings as activists face long detentions
Greenpeace International condemned a series of Russian court rulings which left dozens of activists in custody pending investigations into a peaceful Arctic oil protest. The group insisted it would not be intimidated and i...
