On Sunday, UNICEF and UNFPA came together to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Today IAEA is utilizing World Cancer Day to communicate the live-saving work it does to fight cancer.
Today USG Amos completed her three-day visit to Kenya and Somalia where she assessed challenges faced by both countries due to drought.
Navi Pillay expressed alarm today on the dramatic increase of executions in Iran, with reports that 66 people were executed in January.
Today UNESCO’s Bokova led a delegation of 150 eminent personalities and representatives of 40 countries to Auschwitz-Birkenau to combat Holocaust denial.
Today is the last day of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Security Council presidency – Brazil will assume the Presidency for February tomorrow.
MONUSCO has increased its protection activities, including dispatching joint protection teams and increased patrolling, and is considering strengthening its military presence in affected areas.
Six out of ten people die from either cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease or cardiovascular illness, totaling 35 million per year.
Antonio Guterres, the High Commission for Refugees, announced an appeal for $280 million to support the needs of approximately 200,000 Iraqi refugees living in neighboring countries.