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Latest News

Interview with Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of UNRWA - 30 December 2008
Ban denounces ‘appalling atrocities’ by Ugandan rebels in DR Congo - 30 December 2008
Ugandan rebels said to massacre civilians in eastern DR Congo, UN rushes in troops
Somalia: UN agencies launch campaign to boost child survival - 26 December 2008
UN agency urges nations to fund ‘human rescue’ package needed to feed millions - 16 December 2008
UN deploys nearly all its 17,500 peacekeepers to strife-torn east DR Congo - 15 December 2008
Corruption impedes development and human rights, Ban says on International Day
Human rights still not a reality for all, top UN official says - 09 December 2008
Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund - 05 December 2008
UN relief fund launches annual pledging session in face of growing needs - 04 December 2008
Early HIV diagnosis and treatment saves lives of newborn babies – UN report - 01 December 2008
Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund - 05 December 2008
UN relief fund launches annual pledging session in face of growing needs - 04 December 2008
Human rights violations spiraling out of control in DR Congo, warns UN official - 27 November 2008
World Congress Press Release on Children's Recommendations - 27 November 2008
President Chissano launches “The UNICEF State of the Africa’s Children 2008" report - 25 November 2008
Combating impunity vital in effort to eliminate violence against women - 25 November 2008
Nairobi initiative hopes to improve information management capacity in West Africa - 22 November 2008
DR Congo: UN mission condemns murder of radio journalist in South Kivu - 22 November 2008
Eastern DR Congo relatively calm, UN mission reports- 21 November 2008
State of the World Population Report launched in Nairobi - 12 November 2008
Countries discuss possible UN-backed global body to tackle biodiversity - 10 November 2008
DR Congo killings ''constitute war crimes'', says UN official - 08 November 2008
UN-backed summit urges ceasefire in DR Congo, access for aid workers - 06 November 2008
UN Secretary General to attend UN-backed summit of the African Union in Nairobi - 06 November 2008
UNICEF deplores stoning of child rape victim - 04 November 2008
UN human rights expert outlines priorities for addressing the scourge of racism - 04 November 2008
Ban confers with leaders on ending conflict in eastern DR Congo - 31 October 2008
Ban deplores ‘outrageous’ attack on UN office and other sites in northern Somalia - 29 October 2008
Women vital to peace in post-conflict zones, Security Council hears - 29 October 2008
Child deaths on the rise in Kenya - 29 October 2008
United Nations Information Centres launch redesigned Website telling organization’s story in 130 languages - 24 October 2008
Response of United Nations Chief Executives Board to Global Financial Crisis - 24 October 2008
United Nations Day 2008 - 24 October 2008
Raise your voice and remind world leaders to keep promises they made to fulfill the MDGS by 2015 - 15 October 2008
Tests may have identified source of unknown disease in Africa – 13 October 2008
Countries targeted by UN-backed campaign to end obstetric fistula leap to 45 - 13 October 2008
Lessons, good and bad shared on World Habitat Day - 06 October 2008
World’s poorest can bank on UN support, Secretary-General says - 29 September 2008
Four dead after UN-contracted helicopter crashes in Darfur - 29 September 2008
UN Nairobi staff members honoured with UN 21 award - 24 September 2008
At high-level UN forum, leaders pledge to address Africa’s development needs - 22 September 2008
Thousands affected as a river runs through it no more - 22 September 2008
International Day of Peace: Send a peace message campaigned launched- 19 September 2008
Global network necessary to confront climate change crisis, says Ban - 16 September 2008
Not enough food to go round in Kenya - 15 September 2008
MDGs Report 2008 launched in Nairobi - 12 September 2008
Wake up call for the world community - the SG launches his annual MDGs Report 2008 - 11 September 2008
Abuse of synthetic drugs rising in developing countries, says UN report - 09 September 2008
Darfur: stepped up attacks on trucks bearing food could shut down deliveries, UN warna - 07 September 2008
Aid plane with 17 on board crashes in eastern DR Congo – UN - 02 September 2008
Somali refugees surge stretching camp facilities in Kenya - 01 September 2001
On 20th anniversary, Ban hails Nobel prize-winning UN climate panel - 31 August 2008
Head of UN refugee agency in Somalia released after two months in captivity - 27 August 2008
More people living in extreme poverty than previously thought - 27 August 2008
UN humanitarian chief to visit drought-ravaged Ethiopia - 26 August 2008
Children most affected by the conflict in Belet Weyne - 26 August 2008
UN climate change talks kick off in Ghana - 21 August 2008
UN human rights expert welcomes Somali accord - 20 August 2008
Five years after Baghdad attack, UN remembers some of its ‘best and bravest' - 19 August 2008
Food crisis looms in the north of Uganda - 19 August 2008
UN agency donates 500 bicycles to help women pedal for peace in Uganda - 18 August 2008
Tens of thousands facing acute food shortage in Kenya - 12 August 2008
New UN Resident Coordinator for Kenya takes Office - 11 August 2008
UN Goodwill Ambassador makes return visit to Somali refugees in Kenya - 06 August 2008
Stigma the biggest hurdle in battle against AIDS, Ban says - 06 August 2008
African Great Lakes officials at UN gathering on women’s rights research centre - 24 July 2008
UN warns that Kenya is in danger of losing its largest forest ecosystem - 18 July 2008
Mr Aeneas Chuma takes over as UNDP Resident Representative - 15 July 2008
Horn of Africa: 14 million in need of emergency aid, says UN - 11 July 2008
Officials head to Sudan for meeting with LRA leaders over stalled talks - 10 July 2008
Secretary-General sends report on Uganda peace talks to Security Council- 09 July 2008
UNICEF joins forces to launch water and sanitation project in Uganda - 01 July 2008
UNODC launches 2008 World Drug Report - 26 June 2008
Eric Wainaina receives a symbol of peace from the U.N. - 26 June 2003
Kenyan youth to receive skills training following Secretary-General’s donation - 23 June 2008
UN promotes sports and peace project in Kenya - 20 June 2003
Combating land degradation for sustainable agriculture - 17 June 2008
New UN scheme helps to clean up Kenya’s capital - 16 June 2008
25th FAO Regional Conference for Africa starts in Nairobi today - 16 June 2008
Uganda: UN industrial agency supports new computer refurbishment business - 12 June 2008
Two Kenyan local organizations win a United Nations award for fighting against HIV/AIDS - 10 June 2008
Kenya to receive increased UN aid due the food crisis - 4 June 2008
UN marks 60 years of peacekeeping by honouring fallen staff members - 28 May 2008
Kenyan reconciliation jeopardized without bolstered efforts, warns UN envoy - 27 May 2008
UN Expert Calls for Renewed Efforts to Protect and Assist Kenya’s Internally Displaced Persons as Essential to Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding - 27 May 2008
UN to help Maasai people from Kenya preserve their heritage - 20 May 2008
‘Billion Tree Campaign’ blossoms to seven times its size, UNEP says - 13 May 2008
WFP official killed in Lokichoggio, Kenya - 09 May 2008
Kenya : Resettlement of IDPs begins in Rift Valley - 06 May 2008
Kenya to beneneft from UN anti-narcotics arm and OPEC partner curbing HIV among drug users - 05 May 2008
UN-HABITAT hosts its representatives from around the world - 28 April 2008
UN promotes peacebuilding in Kenya after election crisis - 28 April 2008
13th celebration of World Book and Copyright Day - 23 April 2008
Kenya facing food shortage because of rising prices - 18 April 2008
UN Secretary-General welcomes agreement on Kenya’s coalition Government - 14 April 2008
Agencies appeal for funds as new government named - 14 April 2008
UN funding appeal for Kenya boosted by $150 million due to drought - 11 April 2008
Uganda Government to focus on rebuilding the nortH - 11 April 2008
14th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda - 07 April 2008
Rising food and fuel prices focus of UN official’s visit to Ethiopia, Kenya - 01 April 2008
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade - 25 March 2008
UN celebrates World Water Day (22 March) on 20 March - 20 March 2008
Greater accountability, end to impunity key to stability in Kenya - 19 March 2008
Human Rights Watch urges inquiry into post-election violence - 17 March 2008
Displaced Kenyans reluctant to return home, UN reports - 13 March 2008
International Criminal Court officials meet delegation from Ugandan rebel group - 10 March 2008
Women still face discrimination worldwide, says UN rights chief - 07 March 2008
Early recovery of nature tourism crucial in Kenya – UN environment head - 06 March 2008
Kenya: Focus shifting to recovery, resettlement of IDPs - 05 March 2008
Secretary-General hails his predecessor’s mediation efforts in Kenya - 04 March 2008