Category: Type of Crisis

Counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, top priorities for UN cooperation with Eurasian security body (UN)

Conflict prevention, counter-terrorism and support to Afghanistan, top the list of issues on which the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization – a Eurasian regional...

Haiti at ‘crossroads’ entering post-earthquake reconstruction (UN – Americas)

Haiti is once more at a ‘crossroads’, six months after a devastating earthquake hit the south-west of the country, according to the UN Deputy...

Rebuilding Haiti: The post-earthquake path to recovery (UN – Americas)

Six months after a devastating earthquake in south-west Haiti which caused the deaths of 2,200 people and injured 12,700 more, the international community is...

Climate change ‘aggravating factor for terrorism’: UN chief (UN)

Environmental degradation enables armed groups to extend their influence and manipulate resources to their advantage, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday,...

Hot meals helping Haiti’s children recover from the earthquake (UN)

The children of families who were affected by the massive earthquake which devastated large parts of south-west Haiti in August this year are receiving...

Lake Chad Basin: Fighting terrorism, ‘decisive test’ on biggest challenges of our time (UN)

The situation in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin region remains highly volatile, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Friday, spotlighting a rising tide...

First Person: Earthquake brings out ‘heartwarming resilience’ of Haitians (UN – Americas)

Haitians who were affected by the devastating earthquake which struck the southwest of the country in August have demonstrated their “heartwarming resilience” according to...

Yemen | FAO and the World Bank collaborate to restore lost hopes and agricultural livelihoods in flood-affected areas (FAO in Emergencies)

Abdurrahman Hassan Farhan Gird is a 27 year old farmer and a father of two from Wadi Nakhlah, Maqbana District in Taiz Governorate of...