Politics

New UN manual gives more say to indigenous peoples in development projects that affect them

10 October 2016

UN chief, senior humanitarian officials strongly condemn attack in Yemen that killed over a hundred people

Photo:Houses destroyed by airstrikes in Yemen’s capital, Sana'a, July 2015.

Magazine: Trump, Cyber, Officer Survey October 2016

U.S. Republican candidate for president promises to be a “true and loyal friend” to the National Guard when he works in the White House. Donald Trump was one of several important speakers who addressed the 138th General Conference & Exhibition last month in Baltimore.

Germany: Merkel Should Press Rights on Africa Trip

Photo:German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama during the Valletta Summit on Migration on November 11, 2015.

Ethiopia: Independent Inquiry Needed on Irreecha

Photo:Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, on October 2, 2016.

Colombian Government and FARC-EP request UN to authorize Mission to continue supporting ceasefire

7 October 2016

Eastern Aleppo may be ‘totally destroyed’ by end of year, warns UN envoy

Photo:Most Syrians left in Aleppo are too poor to leave and live in the carcasses of apartment blocks.

Iris scan helps Syrian refugees in Jordan receive UN supplies in ‘blink of eye’

Photo:Hana Heraaki, a Syrian refugee in Zaatari camp, looks into the iris scan camera.

UN food relief agency to scale up emergency operations in southern Madagascar

Photo: Executive Director Ertharin Cousin with a young recipient of WFP assistance, southern Madagascar

Aleppo demands ‘bold action,’ including limiting use of Security Council veto – UN rights chief

Photo: UNICEF Representative in Syria Hanaa Singer shown with children during a visit on 29 September 2016 to western Aleppo, where she met with UNICEF health, water and sanitation partners.