UN health agency reports on spread of polio outbreak in Angola and DR Congo
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today that the recent outbreak of polio in Angola is spreading into other, previously polio-free parts of the country and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Senior UN official in Eastern Europe to highlight poverty reduction programmes
The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is visiting Montenegro and Moldova to highlight the two countries' poverty reduction and social development efforts ahead of the UN summit to review global progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Renewed instability in global food markets requires urgent response - UN expert
An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on governments and the international community to promptly tackle the renewed instability of global food markets, noting the related social unrest that has hit some countries in recent weeks.