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UNHCR welcomes definitive peace agreement in Colombia
Aug 26, 2016News Hour: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the announcement by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that they have reached a final, full and definitive peace agreement. After more... -
UN development chief Helen Clark visits Somalia
Aug 26, 2016News Hour: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark reaffirmed the UN agency’s strong support for the development, peace-building, and state-building processes underway in Somalia during her visit to the country today. Helen Clark met... -
Number of people in need of food assistance grows in North-Eastern Nigeria
Aug 25, 2016News Hour: The number of people in need of food assistance in north-eastern Nigeria has risen to 4.5 million, nearly twice as many as in March, according to a mid-August analysis (Cadre Harmonisé) by various agencies... -
UNHCR report notes fall in refugee child detention in focus countries
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Two reports issued today show that 12 countries taking part in a UNHCR strategy to end detention of asylum seekers and refugees have made important progress towards ending detention of children over the past... -
Co-Chairs announced for Landmark Global Biodiversity & Ecosystems Assessment
Aug 15, 2016News Hour: Three of the world’s most eminent experts on the intersection of nature and human well-being were announced today as co-chairs of a landmark new global assessment commissioned by the 125 governments comprising the Intergovernmental... -
Japan and UNDP sign new programme for Electoral Assistance
Aug 15, 2016News Hour: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan are signing a cost-sharing agreement to formalize funding support of over US$3.8 million (JPY 388,000,000) for an umbrella programme on “Electoral Assistance for... -
Uncontacted Amazon Indigenous tribe faces annihilation
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: On UN Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Survival International is calling for the full demarcation and protection of the land of the Kawahiva people, an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon that is at extremely high risk... -
Opening remarks at the high-level meeting on nutrition for growth; A letter from Dr Margaret Chan
Aug 8, 2016News Hour: Colleagues in the UN system, representatives of government and civil society, partners in development, ladies and gentlemen, I thank the government of Brazil for organizing this event, in partnership with the governments of the... -
Spectre of hunger keeps Syrian refugee children out of school
Aug 4, 2016News Hour: With just 60 days to go before the start of the new school year, hundreds of thousands of Syrian parents are faced with the stark choice of whether to feed their children or send... -
IOM becomes ‘Related Organization’ of United Nations
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Member States of the United Nations (UN), through the General Assembly, yesterday (25 July) unanimously adopted a resolution approving the Agreement to make IOM a “Related Organization” of the UN. The Agreement outlines a...
