6 December 2017
Politics
Myanmar: opium cultivation down 25 per cent, but conflict areas remain 'safe haven' for drug traders
6 December 2017
The total area of opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has decreased significantly in 2017 to 41,000 hectares, down 25 per cent from the 55,500 recorded in 2015, a United Nations survey released Wednesday has found.
5 December 2017
Donor governments on Tuesday pledged an initial $857 million to fund the United Nations refugee agency’s work to help some 67 million displaced or stateless people worldwide in 2018.
4 December 2017
Noting that the movement of people across borders is a global reality, a senior United Nations official stressed that policy decisions governing migration must be based on fact and not on perception or myth.
4 December 2017
4 December 2017
Immediate action is needed to address the rise in global hunger, the head of the United Nations food security agency has urged, highlighting the need to build resilience in poor and vulnerable communities.
3 December 2017
Photo:Men dangle their legs off the side of an overcrowded rubber dinghy in international waters off Libya. October 11, 2017.
