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APIA, Samoa, Apr 14 (IPS) - Water is life. No other definition captures quite so aptly what this essential element means for our lives, livelihoods and the natural environment.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Apr 12 (IPS) - As Ramadan continues through next week, the world’s 2 billion Muslims will focus on the core values of the holy month: helping the poor and committing oneself to the service of others.

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Gustavo Gonzales,

Few deny the huge role the United Nation plays in global multilateral system especially in the area of poverty eradication, sustainability and climate change.As enabler of the Agenda 2030, the UN

An unofficial ceasefire has kept Rakhine State quiet compared to much of Myanmar following the 2021 coup. But friction is building between the military and ethnic Rakhine fighters. The parties should strike a formal deal to avert a return to war.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa - Report of the Secretary-General (A/75/917–S/2021/562) Format Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 74/302 of 3 September 2020, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to continue to monitor and report to the Assembly on an annual basis on persistent and emerging challenges to the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. The title of the report has...

Introduction “THE UNITED NATIONS NEEDS TO BE NIMBLE, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE. IT MUST FOCUS MORE ON DELIVERY AND LESS ON PROCESS; MORE ON PEOPLE AND LESS ON BUREAUCRACY” António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations The BOS focuses on joint business operations with the purpose of eliminating duplication, leveraging the common bargaining power of the UN, and maximizing economies of scale. The BOS was created in 2012 as a response to the call for simplified and harmonized processe...

Iraq: Inter-Cluster Coordination Group - Terms of reference – 2020 Format 1. INTRODUCTION The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) in Iraq is a country-specific supplement to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) global standard ICCG ToRs of 2015. The ToR was agreed by the ICCG on 13 February 2020 and endorsed by the HC and HCT on 5 April 2020. The ToRs seek to ensure that the humanitarian coordination architecture in Iraq is fit for purpose, enabling ...

Aim: The Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) in Iraq aims to promote a coordinated response to humanitarian operations across sectors to ensure that the humanitarian response is delivered in line with global norms and standards, joint strategic planning, priorities and targets through the Humanitarian Programme Cycle; Membership: The ICCG is chaired by the OCHA Head of Office/Deputy Head of Office, with OCHA’s Inter-Cluster Coordination Unit serving as its secretariat. Permanent members...