On International Day, UNESCO spotlights power of jazz to promote dialogue among cultures
30 April 2017 – Marking International Jazz Day, the United Nations cultural agency today stressed the power of jazz to…
Angola: UN agency airlifts aid to newly-arrived refugees from DR Congo
30 April 2017 – A plane carrying relief items has arrived in Luanda, Angola, to assist over 11,000 people who…
South Sudan: UN urges all sides to cease hostilities; regional force starts to arrive
29 April 2017 – Disturbed by the escalation of violence and subsequent suffering of civilians in South Sudan as a…
Returning from Mali, senior UN relief official spotlights country’s complex challenges
28 April 2017 – Concluding a three-day mission to Mali, a senior United Nations relief official has underlined the need…
FEATURE: Highlighting ‘positive impact’ of migration key to changing policies, public opinion – UN envoy
28 April 2017 – Recognizing that the issue of large movements of refugees and migrants is too vast for any…
Live-Fire Exercise in Germany Tests Army’s ‘Iron Brigade’
HOHENFELS, Germany, April 28, 2017 — Multinational exercise Combined Resolve 8 brought trainers from the Joint Multinational Readiness Center here…
Red Cell Challenges Cyber Warriors in Multiforce Exercise
CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah, April 28, 2017 — Air Force Capt. Joshua Montgomery isn’t a criminal, but he plays one as…
Korean Peninsula: Conflict prevention ‘our collective priority’ but onus also on DPRK, says UN chief
28 April 2017 – Preventing armed conflict in north-east Asia is the international community’s collective priority while the onus is…
Accurate occupational data vital to save lives, says UN labour agency on World Day
28 April 2017 – Even though more than 2.3 million fatalities and 300 million accidents resulting in injuries are estimated…
UN rights office troubled by accelerated executions in US with expiring drug a factor
28 April 2017 – The United Nations human rights office today expressed deep concern about the executions of four men…