UN refugee agency reports increase in number of people fleeing violence in Syria

UNHCR’s Representative in Jordan, Andrew Harper shows UK Secretary of State for International...
UN highlights vital role of media in empowering world’s indigenous people

A Cakchiquel family in the hamlet of Patzutzun, Guatemala.
OSCE media freedom representative calls for ‘teddy bear’ charges against Belarusian journalist to be dropped

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, asked Belarusian authorities to drop charges against Anton Suryapin, who...
UNICEF warns of impact of high prevalence of child abuse in East Asia and the Pacific

The high prevalence of physical abuse is causing long-term damage to the lives of far too many children...
Liberia: UN speaks out against draft law that would criminalize homosexual behaviour

The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern about draft legislation currently being considered by...
UN agency deplores killing of staffer in Sudan's South Kordofan state

WFP food assistance being offloaded from a truck at a distribution site in the South Kordofan capital Kadugli...
Serious human rights challenges remain in Myanmar, says UN expert

Two men sit under the the remnants of their homes in Sittwe, the provincial capital of Myanmar's...
UN and partners boost efforts to tackle ‘alarming’ health situation in South Sudan camps

A new arrival in South Sudan's Yida camp gets her arm measured as part of malnutrition screening.
UN agencies mobilize support for flood victims in DPR Korea

UN team on assessment mission to the flood-affected areas.
OSCE media freedom representative calls for pardon of journalist imprisoned in Serbia

The New Palace, the official seat of the President of the Republic of Serbia, 31 August 2008.