World
Spring 2016 Standard Eurobarometer: Strong public support for Commission's political priorities
Europeans see immigration and terrorism as the major challenges facing the EU at the moment, and they support the political priorities of the European Commission.
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On Friendship Day, Ban says lives can be enriched, future enhanced through unity and camaraderie

Young Children at the ELCRN hostel in Otjimbingwe, Namibia.
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Archeological Finds Push First Known Cancer Back 2 Million Years

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To mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports public awareness raising campaign

Participants at the public awareness raising campaign to mark the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, Bishkek, 30 July 2016.
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Turkey: In call with Foreign Minister, Ban seeks update on current probe into attempted coup

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) shown with Mevlüt Çavusoglu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
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UNHCR appeals for additional $115 million for voluntary return, reintegration of Somali refugees from Dadaab camp
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency on 26 July appealed to donors for an additional $115.4 million to fund the voluntary return and reintegration of Somali refugees from Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya. Funding is also required for relocation of refugees from Dadaab to Kakuma refugee camp, as well as related projects and infrastructure in Kenya and Somalia. UNHCR had previously appealed for $369.4 million for the ‘Somalia situation’.
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UNICEF Statement on attacks on hospitals in Aleppo city
“Four hospitals in eastern Aleppo city – al-Dakkak, al-Bayan, al-Hakim and al-Zahraa – and a blood blank were reportedly hit several times on 23 and 24 July disrupting key life-saving health services for up to 300,000 civilians.
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Some 4,000 South Sudanese fleeing into Uganda daily – UN warns

A young refugee and her family cross the border between South Sudan and Uganda.
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General Assembly decision makes International Organization for Migration part of UN system

This photo from November 2014 shows IOM providing transportation assistance in South Sudan, moving vulnerable refugees on a UNHCR helicopter.
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Afghan civilian casualties hit half-year record, with 5,166 dead or maimed – UN

At a press conference in Kabul, (left) Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, and (right) Danielle Bell, Director, Human Rights Unit, UNAMA, present latest report on civilian casualties.
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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

