The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) on Thursday launched a flagship project to boost the resilience and climate adaptation agenda among rural communities in Somalia.

 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday led tributes across the UN to the legendary singer, entertainer, and civil rights activist, Harry Belafonte, who died, aged 96.

Mr. Antonio Pedro, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has urged United Nations (UN) agencies to cooperate and coordinate their work to help member countries achieve sustainable development.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to recommit themselves to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 30 pips to 6.9207 against the dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

 Vietnam has recorded a rising number of poisoning cases due to e-cigarettes and heated cigarette products, Vietnam News reported on Wednesday.

The UN has not left Sudan despite the temporary relocation of hundreds of its staff members and their families from Khartoum, the UN Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric has said.

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to run for another term in office, he announced on Twitter on Tuesday.