Humanitarian Insight is a web-based portal maintained by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) that connects the data and information generated through coordination processes to the managers and leaders who rely on it for decision-making. Using Humanitarian InSight, anyone … Continue reading →
World Health Organisation (WHO) was created on 7 April 1948, a date now celebrated as World Health Day. WHO now has more than 7000 staff working in 150 country offices, in 6 regional offices and at our headquarters in Geneva. … Continue reading →
About UNISDR’s mandate is to serve as the focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations system and regional organizations and … Continue reading →
Normally UN interns are unpaid and have to find their own accommodation, food and travel expenses. But after a campaign led by Wolverhampton doctor and ex-intern Dr Ashton Barnett-Vanes, the World Health Organisation based in Geneva has agreed to provide full … Continue reading →
The Global Humanitarian Overview produced by UNOCHA is the most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based assessment of world humanitarian needs. The GHO is based on detailed analysis of comprehensive data from a wide range of sources, and face-to-face interviews with hundreds … Continue reading →
About the United Nations Environment Assembly The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment. It addresses the critical environmental challenges facing the world today. Understanding these challenges and preserving and rehabilitating our environment is … Continue reading →
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is one of the specialised agencies of the United Nations. It is responsible for coordinating international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. It strengthens the ties between nations and societies, and mobilizes … Continue reading →
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience … Continue reading →
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an agency of United Nations and coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. Its headquarters are in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has … Continue reading →
Interview with António Guterres António Guterres, who served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015, reflects on the dramatic acceleration of displacement around the world and calls for a surge in diplomacy for peace in … Continue reading →