United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned yesterday’s attacks at mosques in Afghanistan’s Kabul city and Ghor Province during Friday prayers. “This week alone, hundreds of Afghan civilians going about their... read more →
Highlighting the importance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure a life of dignity for all, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for redoubling of efforts to eradicate poverty it in its... read more →
Vast inequalities threaten economies, communities and nations, trapping people in a cycle of poverty and marginalization, the United Nations said on Tuesday in a new report that outlines 10 actions... read more →
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) commemorated the International Day of Rural Women 2017 in Tehran to raise awareness and advocate for the empowerment of rural women... read more →
Monitoring Systems FAO and Government of Iran launched a project that stablishes a prototype agriculture monitoring system, in three provinces in the country to improve the quality of agriculture information... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres commended the first responders and residents of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, for mobilizing to aid in what is being called Somalia's worst-ever bomb attack. In a statement from his... read more →
A committee to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will discuss its work at the annual IPU forum, which began in St. Petersburg, Russia. Ahead... read more →
Sudden onset disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and tropical cyclones, are likely to displace nearly 14 million people worldwide each year, warns a United Nations-backed study released Friday –... read more →
The Seventeenth Conference on Housing Policies in Iran commenced with the commemoration of World Habitat Day. The opening ceremony, held in the Roads, Housing and Urban Development Research Center (known as... read more →
The United Nations health agency announced the establishment of a high-level global commission on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to identify innovative ways to curb the world’s biggest causes of death and... read more →