Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Country: Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic UNRWA today called for a minimum of US$ 1.4 billion to fund essential services and assistance for 5.6 million registered Palestine refugees across the Middle East for the […]

McDonald’s released a burger bun made with rice in Japan — and the news is sending the Japanese internet into a frenzy.

Civil society organizations (CSO) from Asia and the Pacific have participated in a two-day meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in preparation for their participation in a major multilateral conference aimed at charting a course for the region’s food security and rural prosperity. The CSO participation in FAO’s 35th Regional Conference […]

We have enough waste management problems on earth, but a near-miss incident in orbit has just brought renewed attention to the problem of satellites, “space junk” and the potential consequences of the cluttered skies. The story started in the United States on Monday, when LeoLabs – a low earth orbit […]

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Libya UNHCR has started moving dozens of highly vulnerable refugees, who have already been identified for resettlement or evacuation to third countries, from the facility to safer locations. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today, Thursday, 30 January, that it is suspending its […]