The agency was created under President Kennedy, and provides international aid around the world on behalf of the United ...

"We have elevated the land and drought agenda beyond sector-specific discussions." Representatives from 197 nations push ...

Established in 1946, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) is a standing committee of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is the main gateway for NGOs, as representatives ...

President Trump’s sweeping spending freeze on U.S. foreign aid has immediate health consequences, writes Gavin Yamey.

Mexico agreed to rush 10,000 national guard troops to the border to strengthen efforts to block the flow of drugs, especially ...

The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says a Taliban fighter opened fire at the U.N. compound in Kabul, slightly injuring a security guard, and was later found dead. The U.N. said ...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese ...

A new program, supported by the United Nations, was launched Friday (31 January) to provide digital tools and training to at ...

The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long ...

Egyptian authorities have released Christian convert Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo who spent three years in prison for his Facebook ...

The World Health Organization chief is asking global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s ...

An Egyptian policeman stands in front of trucks of humanitarian aid at a parking point in Cairo, Egypt, as they wait to ...