Victoria Kwakwa Gets Top World Bank Post

April 17, 2016April 20, 2016 RMN News Ghana, Poverty, Victoria Kwakwa, Vietnam, World Bank

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has appointed Victoria Kwakwa as the new Regional Vice President for East Asia

China-US Pledge to Sign Paris Climate Accord

April 2, 2016April 4, 2016 RMN News China, Climate, Climate Change, Paris, US

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the joint presidential statement on climate change by China and the United States.

In Cairo, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura (left), and Nabil el-Araby, Secretary-General of the League of the Arab States (right), sign agreement of cooperation. UN Photo: Manel Stambouli

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UN-Arab League Agreement to Prevent Sexual Violence

March 30, 2016April 1, 2016 RMN News Arab, Rape, Sexual, UN, Violence

The United Nations and the League of Arab States signed an agreement Tuesday to strengthen collaboration on prevention of conflict-related

In many areas of Yemen, devastated by conflict, ongoing insecurity hampers WFP’s efforts to get food to the people in need. Photo: WFP / Ammar Bamatraf

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Will Yemen See the End of Conflict?

March 24, 2016March 28, 2016 RMN News Conflict, UN, Yemen

Following “extensive” consultations with Yemeni leaders and regional partners, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen announced Wednesday that parties

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Red from ‘Angry Birds’ Helps You Stay Happy

March 21, 2016March 22, 2016 RMN News Angry Birds, Happy, Red, UN

The United Nations has appointed Red, the leader of the “Angry Birds” mobile game characters, as an envoy to inspire

Women selling vegetables in a market in Pyapon, Myanmar. Photo: World Bank / Markus Kostner

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Civilian President to Bring Democratic Reforms in Myanmar

March 17, 2016March 18, 2016 RMN News Civilian, Democracy, Democratic, Myanmar, President, Reforms

Following the historic national polls last November, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Htin Kyaw, who was elected Wednesday by