United Nations

07.02.2008 "Many of today's conflicts around the world are being fuelled or exacerbated by water shortages and climate change is only making the situation worse," says the UN Secretary-General, Ban-Ki Moon.

25.01.2008 Peace may finally come to the war-weary Democratic Republic of Congo as the government recently reached an agreement with the armed rebels to halt violence after extensive negotiations in the Kivu regions, says the UN.

23.01.2008 Approximately 2,000 Colombians, including members of indigenous groups, fled their villages over the past two weeks as militias are intensifying their armed campaigns in the rural areas, writes the UN.