20 September 2015 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today unveiled a new partnership with some of the world's leading companies, including McDonald's, Burger King, Facebook, Google and MasterCard, in an unprecedented effort to support refugees and displaced people struggling to feed
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20 September 2015 – The top United Nations humanitarian official wrapped up a visit to Jordan today with a call on the international community to urgently increase support to Syrian refugees and the local communities hosting them.
20 September 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Sunday strongly condemned the military escalation in Benghazi and called for an immediate ceasefire, stressing the need to give the ongoing political dialogue a chance to bring the country's conflict to an end.
18 September 2015
The Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine held a three-day training course on dialogue facilitation for young people from 7 to 9 September in Kyiv.
18 September 2015 – Paul Polman, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unilever and transformative business leader, is the winner of this year’s United Nations Champions of the Earth Award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category.
18 September 2015
September 18, 2015
Pope Francis’ visit to three major metropolitan areas during his first visit to the United States presents special security challenges. But federal agencies—working closely with state and local law enforcement—have a well-rehearsed template to follow.
18 September 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for the laying down of arms and a 24-hour cease-fire on 21 September, which is observed around the world each year as the International Day of Peace.
18 September 2015 – In the wake of yesterday’s “mayhem” on the Serbian border with Croatia, which has now closed some of its entry points, and the dramatic situation on the Hungarian border this week, the United Nations is urging a coherent and united response to Europe’s refugee crisis.
18 September 2015 – The Ukrainian Government and the armed groups operating in the country must implement a proper system of accountability to end the violence, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned today.