In Brussels, Ban welcomes over $200 million in pledges for security in Somalia
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed over $200 million pledged to help the emergent Government in Somalia gain a security foothold in the faction-torn country by funding its nascent security forces and the peacekeeping efforts of the African Union (AU).
Ban, Barroso urge: "Seal the Deal" in Copenhagen
UN presents a global climate change campaign
On Thursday 23 April, the United Nations
Op-Ed by Secretary-General of the United Nations
Haiti's Big Chance
It is easy to visit Haiti and see only poverty. But when I visited
Interview with Kiyo Akasaka
It is cool to care about the planet
Kiyo Akasaka, a veteran Japanese diplomat, became
Durban II: UN and Racism
Pillay urges boycotting states to evaluate final document on its own merits
MEDEA Award for Creativity and Innovation
The MEDEA Award for Creativity and Innovation, set up to coincide with the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 (EYCI), aims to specifically award
UNESCO launches World Digital Library
In a bid to celebrate the world's myriad cultures, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and dozens of partner institutions have l...
WHO appoints Jet Li as Goodwill Ambassador
In his first official function as Goodwill Ambassador, Mr Li will attend the launch of World Health Day in Beijing on 7 April. He will help spread the World Health Day
The Green Star Awards
For Excellence in Preventing, Preparing for and Responding to Environmental Emergencies "The 3rd United Nations World Water Development Report: Water in a Changing World (WWDR-3)"
World Water Assessment Programme's "Third edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR-3)" is a joint effort of the 26 UN agencies
Major General Floriano Peizoto Viera Neto
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Major General Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto of Brazil as Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission
Quote of the month
Ban Ki-moon on Ahmadinejad at Durban II Conference
Kids Corner
F.U.N.
F.U.N was born when a friend asked how he can help the United Nations? "What does the UN need most" he asked? Friends are what the UN needs most, was our answer, and it just happens to spell F.U.N. Read more...
Guest Columnist
This month will see for the first time the One World (OW) Human Rights Documentary Film Fe...
3 Questions to...
"Access, access, access" John Ging, UNWRA Director, Gaza The humanitarian situati...
In Focus - Rwanda
BACKGROUND Rwanda has made remarkable economic progress since the 1994 genocide. Per capi...
Cartooning for Peace
Danziger Kichka ...
Back in Time
SOMALIA 100-day relief plan for Somalia launched; famine threatens millions with starv...
