First Person: ‘Nepal is ready for its next chapter’
There are currently 46 so-called Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a United Nations designation.They have been participating in an international conference...
INTERVIEW: São Tomé and Príncipe readies for graduation day
Eric Overvest: There are currently 46 LDCs listed by the UN and countries graduate once they have reached certain development targets....
Ukraine: UN aid trucks reach frontline town of Chasiv Yar
The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said the humanitarian supplies had been off-loaded in Chasiv Yar, which is some 10...
Rights experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners
In a statement, the dozen experts said representatives from the Russian-owned mercenary outfit had been “offering pardons for criminal sentences...
First Person: Vulnerable Ukrainian farmers plough self-sufficient furrow
Pierre Vauthier is the chief of office for the FAO in Ukraine. He told UN News how the FAO team...
The LDC graduation pathway must not disrupt overall sustainable development, says UN deputy chief
She was speaking during the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), in Doha, Qatar, where other participants...
LDC5: World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries
The Doha Political Declaration was adopted to a round of applause in the plenary hall of the Qatar National Convention...
Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant
This is the first time the site has lost all power since November 2022 – but the sixth time that all off-site...
UNICEF warns of deepening inequalities in Europe and Central Asia
The report on children’s rights is the first of its kind to bring together existing data and analysis for all...
In Ukraine, Guterres pledges to keep seeking ‘solutions and a just peace’
António Guterres expressed “deep solidarity” with all of those who have become victims of the full-scale Russian invasion of February...