Volunteers play a key role in promoting public health and providing health care, including prevention of epidemics such as HIV/AIDS and malaria. From participating in community sanitation campaigns to donating time and resources for building hospitals, voluntary efforts can be seen in myriad forms....
European Commission president Romano Prodi said on Feb. 18 he was considering unblocking a multi-million euro aid package to the Palestinians to help them cove...
U.N. experts warned last week that the political crisis in Haiti could cause a humanitarian disaster after the rebellion against President Jean-Bertrand Aristi...
Barcellona, Spain – July 7-13: 10,000 people of faith, spirit, and goodwill will attend the 2004 Parliament of the Worlds Religions in Barcelona, Spain -...
Vienna, 27 January (UN Information Service) - The Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea, supplementary to the United Nations Conven...
In Syria prospects of ending the crisis look bleak, with the UN Security Council struggling to agree on an appropriate response. The Assad regime?s brutal crackdown, including shelling of central city Homs, shows no sign...
In Iraq, the official withdrawal of the last U.S. combat troops, nearly nine years after the invasion, was quickly followed by a political crisis. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for the country?s top Sunni politician,...
The Democratic Republic of Congo?s presidential and parliamentary vote went ahead on 28-30 November, after a campaign marred by violence and amid allegations of rigging and mismanagement. Political rallies were banned in the wake of...
Deadly clashes between government forces and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) broke out in the troubled southern Philippines in October.
In Sudan a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) offensive in Blue Nile state, and renewed clashes in Southern Kordofan between the SAF and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, fuelled fears of a return to civil war.