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14 June 2016 ¨C An expert panel of the World Health Organization ( WHO) today concluded that while the Zika virus and its associated disorders continue to be a public health emergency of international concern, there is a ¡°very low¡± risk of further international spread of the virus as a result of the upcoming Olympic Games. At the third meeting today of the Emergency Committee convened under the International Health Regulations regarding¡­

15 June 2016 ¨C The first-ever United Nations-sponsored regional forum for Action on Albinism in Africa will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 17 to 19 June to develop specific measures to tackle the attacks and discrimination faced by persons with albinism in several countries in the region. Persons with albinism in the region of Sub Saharan Africa are facing some of the most extreme forms of human rights violations. They face physical¡­

15 June 2016 ¨C Faced with a new wave of displacement following recent Boko Haram attacks in Niger¡¯s south-eastern Diffa region and with needs on the rise, the United Nations food relief agency plans to double its food and nutrition assistance, aiming to gradually increase its life-saving support to more than 250,000 people in Niger¡¯s embattled southern region. In recent days, the World Food Programme ( WFP) distributed 15-day emergency food¡­

While thousands of vulnerable people in South Sudan have been reached with assistance and protection in recent months, violent incidents against aid workers increased during the month of May, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported today.

The successful holding of general elections had returned the Central African Republic to a path of sustainable peace, development and long-term peacebuilding, but hard realities remained, the United Nations senior official in the country told the Security Council this morning. ¡°Despite recent positive developments, it is critical that partners remain engaged and redouble their assistance to the country across all thematic areas of need, in order¡­

The Security Council would hold two open debates this month, the first on the issue of counter-terrorism and the other concerning cooperation on peace and security matters between the United Nations and the African Union, Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta (Egypt), the 15-member organ¡¯s President for May, said at a Headquarters press conference. Providing an overview of the Council¡¯s forthcoming work, he said it would convene this morning for a briefing by¡­