This Sunday marks the second International Day of Family Remittances, observed every year on 16 June, in recognition of the fundamental contribution of migrant workers to their families and communities back home.... read more →
Ensuring the ‘lungs of the planet’ keep us alive: 5 things you need to know about forests and the UN
Forests are vitally important for sustaining life on Earth, and play a major role in the fight against climate change. With the 2019 session of the United Nations Forum on... read more →
Op-Ed by UN Resident Coordinator in IRI in Hamshahri Newspaper We, at the United Nations (UN), are deeply saddened by the loss of life, injuries and extensive damage caused... read more →
With the rights and lives of millions of women, children and men uprooted by conflict every year, the UN Security Council held a special meeting on Monday to examine ways... read more →
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 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 →
By Kishan Khoday & Walid Ali Today over 2 billion people - one third of the global population - are poor or near-poor and face persistent threats to their... read more →
By Beth Tritter, Jeffrey Markuns Last month, alongside the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission launched a groundbreaking report on the future of global health and the HIV response. While acknowledging that... read more →
According to a new global surveillance system, 105 attacks on health-care facilities, personnel or resources were reported in the first three months of 2018. With many countries just beginning to... read more →
By Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa. A few milestones in March 2018 Seven years of war on children in Syria Three years... read more →