UN deputy chief urges transformation in collective effort to tackle humanitarian needs
Oct 16, 2015, at 12:57 pm
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): Warning of the huge, almost uncontrollable human disasters facing the world – with a staggering 100 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance – United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has urged global solidarity to meet "the heavy but inspiring responsibility" today's global challenges demand.
UN and partners spotlight gap between rising humanitarian needs and available resources
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:02 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS)As discussions on the new global sustainable development continued at the United Nations in New York, world leaders, UN officials and humanitarian partners focused on one of the most important challenges today, namely the growing gap between the increasing numbers of people in need of humanitarian assistance and sufficient resources to provide relief.