By: Aamir A Rehman; Senior Advisor on Islamic Finance, UNDP The term 'Islamic Social Finance' refers to modes of finance that are rooted in Islamic ethics and intended for social... read more →
The world’s problems are “more and more integrated” but the response to them is increasingly “fragmented” and “dysfunctional”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in an appeal for governments and other... read more →
Education is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development because it gives people across the world the skills needed to realize all 17 Global Goals (SDGs), said the UN... read more →
A worsening fuel crisis in the Gaza Strip enclave is putting patients’ lives at risk with power supplies for operating theaters under constant threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has... read more →
The global economy grew at a “steady” 3.1 per cent last year and similar levels of growth are expected in 2019, but these headline figures mask growth that is uneven... read more →
Calling on the Myanmar Government to “immediately reverse its decision not to allow access to all humanitarian organizations”, the United Nations expert on human rights in the South-East Asian country... read more →
The Security Council unanimously voted on Wednesday in favour of deploying up to 75 observers to monitor a fragile ceasefire in Yemen's port city of Hudaydah which went into effect... read more →
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday urged States to step up their support in 2019 in order to fund what she described as “the most... read more →
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has denounced Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories, as he assumes the chairmanship of the largest bloc of countries at the United Nations. Abbas made the remarks at a... read more →
The impact of humans on our planet is now so large that many scientists are declaring a new phase of history. The old forces of nature that transformed Earth many... read more →