The disaster in Pakistan, already one of the largest crises in the world, is increasing, according to the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos. more...
One in six adults that's over 790 million people, the majority of whom are women, can still not read or write, according to the head of the UN's Cultural and Education agency, Irina Bokova. more...
Liberia needs additional international financial support to conduct general elections next year, according to the United Nations envoy for the country, Ellen Løj. more...
An announcement by a small religious group in the United States that it intends to burn copies of the Quran has raised concern at the United Nations in Afghanistan. more...
The perpetrators of mass rapes in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo must be arrested and brought to justice, Atul Khare, the head of the UN Department of Political Affairs told the Security Council on Tuesday. more...
In the global push to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, the very poor are falling further behind, warns a report by UNICEF released on Tuesday. more...
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