In the NBC Revolution Writer’s Room with the UN’s Derk Segaar
Derk Segaar (@DerkSegaar on Twitter) returned to South Sudan with the UN peacekeeping mission there (UNMISS). In his previous stint, between 2004 and 2009, he worked first as a journalist and then for...
View ArticleNBC’s Revolution Places Children on the Front Lines of War: Fact or Fiction?
As followers of this blog will know, UN staff have teamed up with the producers and writers of the NBC science-fiction show Revolution, which this season has drawn a number of its story lines and...
View ArticleGuest post: The forefront of Palestinian consciousness
Guest post by co-star and producer Waleed F. Zuaiter following the screening of theOscar-nominated Palestinian movie Omar at the United Nations in New York city on 1 May 2014, one of many special...
View ArticleHumanitarian updates about the emergency in Gaza
Looking for humanitarian updates about the emergency in Gaza? Here is a short selection of online resources being updated on a regular basis with news, facts and figures: United Nations Relief and...
View ArticleClarification on UNRWA schools in Gaza
We’ve gotten a lot of questions and comments posted to our social media accounts about reports of rockets being stored in United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...
View Article69th Session of the UN General Assembly gets underway
World leaders will make history this month when they gather at the UN for the 69th Session of the General Assembly. We’ll be watching and using this blog to help you find out what’s happening. To get...
View ArticleWhat happened at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday? Recap here
The busiest week of the year continued on Wednesday at UN Headquarters and we used our social media platforms to report on the events. Below are some highlights. Journalists from around the world have...
View ArticleRecap for Thursday at the UN General Assembly and what’s still to come
The busiest week of the year continued on Thursday at UN Headquarters and we used our social media platforms to report on the events. Below are some highlights. See all our behind the scenes photos...
View ArticleA recap of Wednesday’s highlights at the General Assembly
Halfway through the busiest week of the year at UN Headquarters in New York, our coverage of the week’s meetings and special events continued on our social media platforms. Here are some of the...
View ArticleUN film wins 1st Place at 2015 MY HERO International Film Festival
Every year, thousands of aid workers around the world put their lives in danger daily to help people in need. Join us in congratulating one of them here, UN staffer Ken Payumo, who has received the...
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