World
Mahershala Ali, David Beckham, the All Blacks, Daniel Cormier, Novak Djokovic, Lewis Hamilton, Hugh Jackman, Sachin Tendulkar, Thalía and Chris Weidman among stars to join Super Dads campaign to highlight fathers' critical role in children's early develop

Nachadee Lokwabong, 50, holds his one-week-old son Enoch Rofich for the first time at home in the Amudat district of Karamoja, Uganda, 15 March 2017. “I am happy,” says Nachadee as he looks down at his newborn son and strokes his cheek.
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DC Roundup: Comey Testimony, Trump's 'Unfiltered' Tweets, US on Human Rights
Developments in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday include President Donald Trump sending out more tweets regarding a spat between Gulf Arab nations, saying Twitter is his way to get his "unfiltered message" to Americans, as well as Washington preparing for fired FBI Director James Comey's upcoming testimony, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley warning the U.S. may pull out of the U.N.'s main human rights body.
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UNHCR steps up support amidst large-scale returns to Northeast Nigeria

Nigerian refugees returning from Cameroon wait to register at Banki camp in northern Nigeria.
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UNHCR shocked at deaths in Sahara Desert

Tuareg refugees ride camels to the desert area of Initkan, Niger, where they received UNHCR assistance, April 2013.
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After 50 years of Israeli occupation, 'now is the time' to create Palestinian state – UN chief

The West Bank barrier, along with checkpoints, roadblocks and permit system, has created a closure regime that has had a dire effect on all aspects of life for Palestine refugees.
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100,000 children threatened as conflict escalates in west Mosul

In camps for the displaced, UNICEF is providing food, basic health services, water and hygiene items to support the most vulnerable children and families.
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UN chief strongly condemns terrorist attacks in London

Secretary-General António Guterres.
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Afghanistan: After attack on funeral in Kabul, UN envoy calls for urgent measures to halt cycle of violence

Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan and Head of UNAMA, briefs the Security Council.
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Germany Contributes €25.5 Million To WFP’s Emergency Response In Lake Chad Basin
Germany has contributed €25.5 million (US$28.5 million) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to assist more than 710,000 hungry people in the four-nation Lake Chad Basin region that is battling a Boko Haram insurgency.
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Canada Funds Strategic Humanitarian Response Facility In Gilgit Pakistan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is constructing a Humanitarian Response Facility (HRF) in the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) –the northern area of Pakistan, thanks to funding from the Government of Canada. This will be the seventh HRF built in Pakistan as part of a strategic network of storage facilities to help the Government and humanitarian community better prepare for and respond to disasters.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

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

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

