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New York: With humanitarian organizations in Sri Lanka warning that their resources to respond to the flood crisis there are exhausted, the United Nations and its partners is seeking $51 million to help more than one million people get through the next six months.

New York: The United Nations is making progress in its efforts to incorporate women into its conflict mediation activities – but much more still needs to be done.

WASHINGTON — The World Bank will in March release a new strategy, outlining how it plans to revise its approach and deepen its partnership with Africa in the five years to 2016.

New York: Two United Nations agencies have launched a regional initiative in eastern Africa to help promote the use of sustainable urban transport in the capital cities of Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a two-year arrangement for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under the Precautionary Credit Line (PCL) in the amount equivalent to SDR 413.4 million (about €475.6 million, 600 percent of quota). The access under the arrangement in the first year will be equivalent to SDR 344.5 million (about €396.4 million, 500 percent of quota), rising in the second year to cumulatively SDR 413.4 million).

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fourth review of the Republic of Congo’s economic performance under a program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The Board’s decision enables the immediate disbursement of an amount of SDR 1.2 million (about US$1.9 million), bringing total disbursements under the ECF to the Republic of Congo to SDR 6.0 million (about US$9.4 million).

New York: The United Nations political affairs chief today warned the Security Council of developments in Israeli-Palestinian talks, the occupied Palestinian territory and in Lebanon which have heightened tensions in the region of late.

New York: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Afghanistan are mapping out a common strategy for providing food aid to millions of vulnerable Afghans over the next three years.

While the Oman's economy was affected by the global financial crisis in 2009, ongoing infrastructure spending and the swift and decisive actions aimed at preserving financial stability and stimulating credit contributed to a recovery in 2010.

New York: The UN Security Council today authorized the immediate reinforcement of its nearly 9,000-strong peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire with an additional 2,000 peacekeepers and three armed helicopters to help protect civilians in the post-electoral deadlock gripping the country.