World cereal production set to jump 8 percent this year
The outlook for global cereal supply in the 2013/14 marketing season remains generally favourable despite downward adjustments to forecasts for world cereal production and closing stocks, according to the latest issue of FAO's quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation report.
Pope Francis meets and blesses Nansen Refugee Award winner in Rome
Congolese nun Angélique Namaika says meeting the pope was a great honour. He also blessed her and the displaced and abused women she has helped.
Maternal Health RXs Pour Out During U.N. Meeting
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at a high-level meeting on Millennium Development Goal 5 to improve maternal health on Sept. 23, 2013.
Edible vine improves women’s livelihoods in Cameroon
'When I make 35,000 francs a week, it is important for me. It is with this money that we pay our children’s school fees, take care of our health, and buy clothing.'
UNHCR says it is "stretched to the limit" by the rising number of refugees
High Commissioner António Guterres says UNHCR has improved its ability to protect refugees, but this year more than 1.5 million refugees have left Syria alone.
INTERVIEW-Stop asking me how to fix Congo, says Rwanda's Kagame
Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he doesn't understand why people keep asking him how to end decades of conflict in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, despite accusations by U.N. experts that Rwanda backs Congolese rebels.
Cardinals to begin reform summit with pope
POPE-CARDINALS/ (PIX):Cardinals to begin reform summit with pope
Nansen Refugee Award Winner Angélique Namaika: a Profile
Sister Angélique nearly died of illness as a child. She lived with suffering ? now she helps others who have been through terrible ordeals.
UNHCR chief presents Nansen Refugee Award to inspiring Congolese nun
Nansen winner Sister Angélique Namaika says the prize is also for all the women, girls and children abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group.