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New York: The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed yesterday's adoption of a General Assembly resolution calling for the curbing of premature deaths from non-communicable diseases, the leading cause of death in the world.

New York: Sustainable development, economic growth, and peace and security cannot be achieved without gender equality, UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said, citing evidence of the beneficial impact of women's empowerment.

New York: Full respect for human rights in the Republic of Korea, particularly the right to freedom of opinion and expression, is diminishing, as courts are more restrictive in their interpretation and implementation of existing laws, said an independent United Nations expert.

New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica to lead United Nations efforts to combat climate change.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Governments in emerging Asia should stay on guard and be ready to act if volatile capital inflows threaten to destabilize the region's financial markets, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

New York: Chad has become the 100th nation to agree to give the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) more information about its nuclear activities, which the agency hailed as a milestone in efforts to bolster global nuclear verification efforts.

New York: The top United Nations envoy for Somalia has declared full support for President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's efforts to form a new, “more effective,” cabinet following differences in parliament, and called on international donors to speed up funding for the war-torn country.

New York: Voicing extreme concern at the escalation of deadly violence in Thailand, the top United Nations human rights official called on anti-Government protestors and the security forces to pull back from the brink and search for a peaceful resolution to the current stand-off.

New York: The United Nations refugee agency has sounded the alarm at the dramatic rise in both the frequency and brutality of attacks against civilians by a notorious Ugandan rebel group operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR).

Tunis - Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa region, conducted an official two-day visit to Tunisia where she was received by His Excellency, Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi. Dr. Akhtar also met with Mr. Mohamed Nouri Jouini, Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Mr. Taoufik Baccar, Governor of the Central Bank and several other members of Government.