WFP ED And Norwegian PM Highlight Importance Of Girls' Education In Fight Against Hunger
ROME - Education - especially for girls and children in conflict situations - was the focus, when the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, yesterday met the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, at WFP's Rome headquarters.
South Sudan: Coping with the challenges amid armed conflict
Includes VIDEO - An ICRC tracing delegate in Juba describes the challenges created by the conflict in South Sudan, and how the ICRC and the South Sudan Red Cross try to cope with them while working to restore family links for those separated by the conflict.
Rebels boycott South Sudan peace talks over who attends
The rebels stayed away because civil society groups from abroad were not included, a rebel spokesman said, while those aligned to the government were there
Video: "A multi-pronged attack on food security" – Update on South Sudan
The full extent of the conflict-driven food security crisis in South Sudan has yet to unfold, warns Sue Lautze, head of FAO operations in the troubled African nation.
Joining Hands To Mark World Refugee Day 2014
CAIRO - As humanitarian crises continue to erupt in the region, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) commemorate the World Refugee Day on June 20th, as Egypt continues to host more than 200,000 refugees at a time when global forced displacement tops 50 million for the first time since World War II.
Women watch Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr take part during a parade in Basra
Women watch Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr take part during a parade in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, June 21, 2014. Iraq's senior Shi'ite religious cleric Moqtada al-Sadr issued a call for unity, saying Shi'ites and Sunnis should rally behind the authorities to prevent the Sunni militant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from destroying the country. REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS RELIGION)
Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr march during a parade in Basra
Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr march during a parade in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, June 21, 2014. Iraq's senior Shi'ite religious cleric Moqtada al-Sadr issued a call for unity, saying Shi'ites and Sunnis should rally behind the authorities to prevent the Sunni militant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from destroying the country. REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS RELIGION)
Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr march during a parade in Basra
Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr march during a parade in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, June 21, 2014. Iraq's senior Shi'ite religious cleric Moqtada al-Sadr issued a call for unity, saying Shi'ites and Sunnis should rally behind the authorities to prevent the Sunni militant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from destroying the country. REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY RELIGION)
Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr march during a parade in Basra
Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr march during a parade in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, June 21, 2014. Iraq's senior Shi'ite religious cleric Moqtada al-Sadr issued a call for unity, saying Shi'ites and Sunnis should rally behind the authorities to prevent the Sunni militant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from destroying the country. REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS RELIGION)
Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr take part during a parade in Basra
Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr take part during a parade in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, June 21, 2014. Iraq's senior Shi'ite religious cleric Moqtada al-Sadr issued a call for unity, saying Shi'ites and Sunnis should rally behind the authorities to prevent the Sunni militant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from destroying the country. REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS RELIGION)