World News

WFP Distributes Food To Thousands Hit By Flash Floods In Nepal

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun food distributions to 180,000 people in response to the Nepal floods. The tragedy has affected 1.7 million people, with nearly 461,000 of them displaced from their homes and in desperate need of...

Full Story »
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attack on Shi'a mosque in Kabul

Kabul_UNAMA_0_0.jpg
Kabul, the centre of Afghanistan's political and social life.

Full Story »
PODCAST: Uganda's 'open door' policy tested amid crush of desperate South Sudanese refugees

Uganda_Imvepi_727039_2017_0_0.jpg
Residents of Imvepi refugee settlement in Arua district, northern Uganda. The UN refugee...

Full Story »
Climate change threatens agricultural trade in Pacific Rim economies, UN agency warns

03-30-2017Rice_0_0.jpg
Harvesting rice in Viet Nam. Global rice consumption trends are rising.

Full Story »
Could not connect2