Top UNHCR Official, at General Assembly, Stresses Need to Counter...
Speakers underscored a need to reframe the narrative surrounding refugees and irregular migration in the Mediterranean basin, as well as the importance of addressing root causes, as the General...
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The activities of the Plant Production and Protection Division of FAO aim to foster global food security by addressing food production sustainability as agricultural intensification progresses, crop...
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Background Briefing on Buy American, Hire American Executive Order
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 4:07 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATON OFFICIAL: Thank you for joining us today. This is a background briefing on the executive order that is going to be signed...
View ArticleSpeakers in General Assembly Event Urge ‘Dramatic’ Increase in Private...
While a daunting $90 trillion would be required to tackle sustainable development challenges in the coming years, speakers at today’s General Assembly Action Event warned that the cost of inaction...
View ArticleLaunching 2017 Coordination Segment, Economic and Social Council Adopts 10...
The Economic and Social Council today adopted 10 decisions and elected dozens of members to its subsidiary bodies, as it kicked off the coordination and management meetings of its 2017 session. The...
View ArticleSpeakers Hail Peacebuilding Commission as ‘Lynchpin’ of Diverse Efforts...
The Peacebuilding Commission was rapidly becoming a “lynchpin” body that brought together the diverse activities of the United Nations in support of peace, speakers in the General Assembly stressed...
View ArticleDepartment Harnessing News Platforms, Worldwide Information Network to Tell...
Delegates Stress Need for Parity among All Official Languages, Importance of Maintaining Use of Radio, Other Traditional Media The Department of Public Information was harnessing its multilingual news...
View ArticleMarking Declaration’s Tenth Anniversary, General Assembly Highlights...
Senior United Nations officials joined representatives of the world’s indigenous communities and Member States today as the General Assembly marked the tenth anniversary of the Declaration on the...
View ArticleNorth Korea flare-up, Syria red line, and the pursuit of peace South Sudan:...
Every week, IRIN’s team of editors reveals what’s on our humanitarian radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and journalism you may have missed: Tensions rise fast on the Korean...
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Press Briefing by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on an Executive Order on...
James S. Brady Briefing Room 3:36 P.M. EDT MS. STROM: Thank you, guys, all for being here. This is a briefing on executive order on addressing trade agreement violations and abuses with Secretary...
View ArticleNorth Korea flare-up, Syria red line, and the pursuit of peace in South...
Every week, IRIN’s team of editors reveals what’s on our humanitarian radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and journalism you may have missed: Tensions rise fast on the Korean...
View ArticleMissions Must Be Efficient, Well-Resourced to Carry Out Mandates, Speakers...
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today opened the second part of its resumed seventy-first session, when it was expected to focus on $7.97 billion in budget requirements requested for...
View ArticleReport – The evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and...
on the evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade (2016/2075(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the...
View ArticleTree-Based Ecosystems Could Be Vital to Ending Hunger, Promoting Food...
Tree-based ecosystems could play a vital role in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 — on ending hunger, realizing food security and improved nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture —...
View ArticleForum on Forests Poised to Guide Investments in Woodland Areas for Building...
The United Nations Forum on Forests was in a position to lead high-level discussions on how smart investments in woodland areas could reduce the risks of natural disaster, mitigate climate change and...
View ArticleDaily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. **Nigeria I wanted to say that we welcome the release of an additional 82...
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The Garden Toothbrush
FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva with a group of women who are participating in a vegetable-growing project in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria. 8 May 2017, Maiduguri – African eggplant...
View ArticleStressing That Cost-Cutting Must Not Undermine Mandates, Speakers Voice...
Delegations voiced support today for the Secretary-General’s efforts to reform peacekeeping, but warned that cost-cutting must not undermine the ability of missions to effectively carry out their...
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