In reaction to FAO’s new “State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World 2022” report, stating that as many as 828 million people were hungry in 2021, an increase of 150 million since the...
FAO Director-General addresses UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 05/07/2022 Rome/New York – The pandemic, global interruption to supply chains, rising costs of major primary...
Preamble We recognise the importance, at all levels of education, of promoting respect for human rights, including freedom of religion or belief, and pluralistic and peaceful societies, where all...
On 29 March 2022, a PUMA helicopter operated by the United Nations’ MONUSCO peace- keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) crashed during a reconnaissance operation in Tshanzu...
En décembre 2021, l’association Sourire Bassima a reçu de Concern Worldwide une dotation de 147 sacs de riz de 25 kgs et de 9 ventilateurs. Les sacs de riz étaient destinés à apporter un appui...
SG/SM/21365 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday’s improvised explosive device/mine...
As of the end of May, 125,907 refugees fleeing Ukraine arrived in Italy, of whom some 20,500 entered the country this month. UNHCR staff assist new arrivals at border crossing points. UNHCR took part...
Cairo, 6 July 2022 - In swift response to the global Monkeypox outbreak -- and true to its vision of “health for all by all: a call for solidarity and action” -- the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean...
Heavy rainfall has been affecting north-eastern Brazil (in particular Alagoas, Pernambuco, and Rio Grande do Norte States) since late June, causing floods and rivers overflow that have resulted in...
Following the passage of tropical storm BONNIE on 2 July, heavy rain and consequent floods have affected 21 municipalities across the country. According to media, four people died and 12 others...