World
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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‘Paralyzing’ funding gap forces shutdown of 80 per cent of frontline health services in war-torn Iraq – UN
Polio vaccination campaign in Iraq – August 2014.
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Talented Somali refugee dreams of new life in America to honour father who died for his art
Abdirahim with his stepfather Muhamed after receiving his Certificate of Achievement for the 'My Somalia' art competition.
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Three months on from first Nepal quake, children still at risk
Thirteen-year-old Anjali listens to her grandfather Dil Bahadur Darain speak about his son, daughter-in-law and grandson, who died during the April 25 earthquake in Nepal.
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Decisive action by Israel and Palestinians can dispel view that peace process ‘on life support’ – UN envoy
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process Nickolay Mladenov briefs the Security Council.
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Families flee militant-held Fallujah after months of violence.
Rasmiyya, 65, wipes a tear from her eye as she recalls the story of losing her leg, as she sits in her tent in a camp for internally displaced Iraqis in Dhuha al-Rawii in Baghdad's western Mansour district.
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Libya: UN mission calls for immediate ceasefire as fresh violence erupts across country's southern region
A girl looks out of her house window in Benghazi, Libya.
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Human Rights
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
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020