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New York: The United Nations agriculture agency and the European Community are supporting Liberia in rehabilitating its fertile lowlands, which cover one fifth of the West African country, to cut the nation's dependence on rice imports and improve the livelihood of vulnerable farming families.

New York: The United Nations and the African Union (AU) have signed an agreement that outlines key areas of collaboration on humanitarian issues, and which is also designed to strengthen the pan-African body's capacity to deal with humanitarian crises across the continent.

New York: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed a new campaign launched by the Angolan Government to reduce maternal and infant mortality, and encouraged authorities to ensure the necessary budget resources to improve health for women and children.

New York: Funds from a global environment grants scheme implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will enable an indigenous community in one of Cambodia's poorest provinces to build an ecotourism project at a lake recently returned to them from private ownership.

New Delhi: Proposal for amendment of Right to Information (RTI) Act is under consideration in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.

New York: Ways to address challenges to biodiversity conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean - which is home to up to 70 per cent of all forms of life on Earth - were the focus of a gathering organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) this week.

New York: On the eve of a major conference on agriculture in Africa, the head of the United Nations rural development arm stressed the need today for the right policies, access to markets, infrastructure and affordable technologies to ensure food security on the continent.

WASHINGTON - Performance-based management of the public sector will be strengthened in Rio de Janeiro, as a result of a World Bank loan of US$ 18 million, approved today by the Board of Directors of the global multilateral development institution.

New Delhi: The Government of India is aware of an Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill that has been signed into law by the US President on August 13, 2010 that may harm Indian Software Industry.

WASHINGTON DC — The World Bank's Board of Directors approved a US$ 100 million loan today to improve fiscal management, provide more efficient public services, and strengthen the competitiveness of Peru as part of its country assistance strategy.