Europe
Syrian Refugees In Jordan Supported With $9.8 Million – UN
Syrian refugees wait at a UNHCR distribution centre in Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. Photo: UNHCR/J. Tanner 22 May 2013 – The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has provided $9.8 million to support the establishment of a new camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan and to help meet the growing needs of those fleeing the ongoing More...
Bosnia And Herzegovina Slipping Behind In Regional Integration – UN
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valentin Inzko (right), briefs the Security Council. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 14 May 2013 – Political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina are still falling short More...
Warrior Games 2013 officially opened by Prince Harry
Heir to British throne Prince Harry opened the 2013 Warriors Game on Saturday with a splash of royalty and a whole lot of laughter. The event took place in Colorado Springs, Colo. A report by Peggy Troung said More...
UN and 250,000 Dead Somalis
The UN has announced that in 2010-2012, including the Great Horn of Africa Drought period, at least 250,000 Somalis starved to death. Most of those who died from starvation were internally displaced persons, displaced More...
Preventing Accident; Bus and Coach Industry Adopts Safety Handbook
As part of the UN Global Road Safety Week, the bus and coach industry adopts the Smart Move Road Safety Handbook and charter, as a commitment to further improve its already exemplary safety record. Geneva – On More...
Energy pipe dreams in Turkey
Plans to consolidate Turkey’s position as an energy transit bridge appear to have suffered a setback, with a major project to connect the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean put on hold by both the Turkish More...
UN Envoy says there will be more talks on name of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Matthew Nimetz, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for the talks between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 9 April 2013 – The next round of talks between Greece More...
UK applauded for efforts to end statelessness – UN refugee agency
A person being inteviewed which is an essential part of the stateless determination process. Photo: UNHCR/D. Telemans 9 April 2013 – The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed a new determination procedure More...
Pontiff and Ban discuss possible ways to eradicate poverty – Meeting in Vatican
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas 9 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis today discussed what can be done to accelerate More...
Court orders payment in damages to a rapist for breaching on his rights
A convicted rapist is to receive damages from the Government after European judges ruled his human rights had been breached. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Somali national Mustafa Abdi was unlawfully More...
