Remittances key for needy families during pandemic DR Congo leaders urged to avoid ethnic hate-speech: UN's Keita Reversing desertification, key to well-being of millions: Guterres

The unprecedented rise in people requiring humanitarian assistance will continue unless countries collaborate better to combat conflict, climate change and disease, including COVID-19. That’s the firm belief of the UN’s top aid official, Mark Lowcock, who leaves this week after four years...

When Lieutenant Colonel Ján Hric took command of what’s known as Sector 4 in the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, UNFICYP, he realized that he had “big boots to fill”.  He quickly learned that there were multiple layers involved in carrying out peacekeeping work in such a “broad international...