The influx of refugees in Europe already reached staggering numbers last year, but the count is only getting higher this year. According to a report from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), more refugees and migrants came to Europe in the first six weeks of 2016 than the first four months of the previous year.
If the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) manage to finalize a peace deal, the disarmament of the leftist rebels will likely be overseen by a special United Nations mission.
The gap between the demand for assistance and the funds available are alarmingly growing and the global community is scrambling for a solution. The United Nations (UN) is leading the search as a high level panel unveils a report entitled “Too important to fail – addressing the humanitarian financing gap.”
In light of the recent flow of immigrants coming from Central America to the U.S. borders, authorities were urged to plan out a process asking the United Nations (U.N.) in filtering migrants. The migrants who are from hostile countries will undergo the process in hopes of minimizing the number of those entering the U.S. borders.
There have been endless of changes in the past fifteen decades and international migration is one of the major ones. Numbers from the United Nations have revealed that the migrants around the world have swelled since the beginning of the new millennium.
Red Cross delivered much needed supplies to war-torn Syrian towns of Madaya, Kefraya and Fuaa. After resorting to boiling soup made of grass and eating pet cats, the war-torn Syrian refugees will finally receive much needed food and other supplies.
In light of the recent violent attacks and several killings happening between Palestine and Israel, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visited Jerusalem on Tuesday and urged for calm and peace between the two neighbouring countries.
The Colombian star is now the most followed Latina on the social media platform. On Oct. 11, singer Shakira hit a milestone when she surpassed Puerto Rican superstar Jennifer Lopez as the Latina with the most Twitter followers.
Venezuela is using tactics of "intimidation and aggression" in its border dispute with neighboring Guyana, the president of the small South American country charged on Tuesday in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
Obama criticized Russian action in Syria at a speech before the United Nations this Monday morning. President Barack Obama and Russian president Vladimir Putin were scheduled to speak before the United Nations Monday, setting out plans to address a four-year Syrian civil war that has left the country devastated.
The 266th pope of the Holy See became the fifth pontiff to visit the United Nations on Friday morning and called for reforms. Pope Francis' speech comes as the U.N. celebrates its 70th anniversary, and he recognized the organization's advances in developing international law, humanitarian law, conflict resolutions and peacekeeping operations.
