Publications
April 2009
The UNHCR publication "Protecting refugees and the role of UNHCR" provides answers to some of the most commonly asked questions, such as who are the refugees, and how are they protected. The publication also explains the differences between refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, economic migrants and internally displaced persons.
May 2009
On 8 December 2009, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will be sixty years old. According to the "UNRWA at...
Author: FAO (April 2009)
High food prices persist in developing countries despite an improved global cereal supply situation and a sharp decline in international food pric...
"Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 2008 Report: Activities and Results" - May 2009
At the launch of OHCHR's "2008 Report on Activities and Results",...
May 2009
The Annual Report documents UNIFEM's work to foster women's empowerment and gender equality around the world. The 2008-2009 edition highlights the efforts at the ...
May 2009
"Environmental issues like climate change and energy depletion do more than challenge our current social and economic patterns. With forensic clarity, they also h...
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
F.U.N was born when a friend asked how he can help the United Nations? "What does the UN need most" he asked? Friends are what the UN needs most, was our answer, and it just happens to spell F.U.N.
