The first is the last when it comes to funding for education. Only 1.15 percent of official development assistance directed at education goes to support pre-primary learning – a small... read more →
Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri lamented lack of international support for the country’s costly campaign against narcotics trafficking. Addressing a ceremony in Tehran, Montazeri said that while sharing border... read more →
More than a decade of experimentation in digital health has seen the rise of a range of innovations that build on the promise that emerging technologies can dramatically improve health... read more →
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on June 22nd hosted Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks that touched on the row between the world body and Riyadh... read more →
Attend a major climate or development event these days, and you can’t help but hear about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But what are the SDGs, and why is... read more →
How to distribute lifesaving supplies quickly and safely after a natural disaster has long been a puzzle for responders. Now, drones might be the lifesaver. That idea was put to... read more →
Germany does not extend the same rights to refugee children as it does to native-born children, UNICEF has said. This was worrying for a group in need of special care,... read more →
Nearly 10 years after UN members adopted a progressive Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), progress implementing the convention has been mixed, even at the UN itself, say... read more →
Wars and persecution have driven more people from their homes than at any time since UNHCR records began, according to a new report released on World Refugee Day (June 20th)... read more →
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the insufficient international aid over the Afghan refugees in the country, stressing the importance of preparing the ground for their voluntary return to... read more →