Kawthoung, a town in the Taninthayi Region of southernmost Myanmar, has become a tourist hotspot following the gradual development of its marine tourism. Local and foreign visitors are flocking to the town in large numbers during the summer holidays, said a local tour operator. Kawthoung is an im...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. <br> <br> UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has significantly stepped up its assistance in Ukraine and the neighbouring cou...

Mogadishu, 9 June 2014 – Officials from the corrections department of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) visited the Mogadishu central prison today to monitor ongoing renovation projects and to discuss with the custodial management ways to support their needs and priorities. T...