A non-profit dedicated to exposing the severity of the global education crisis has been inviting delegates to the UN General Assembly inside a compact mirrored installation this week, to drive home the reality that around 260 million children are... read more →
Progress made in reducing the danger posed by nuclear arsenals has not only come to a halt, “it is going in reverse”, and any use of a nuclear weapon in the future would ignite “a humanitarian catastrophe.” Secretary-General... read more →
By Ameneh Dehshiri Trump announced ‘highest sanctions ever’ targeting Iran’s central bank. Iranian officials, like President Hassan Rohani and Zarif, has been described US unilateral sanctions on Iran as “economic war”,... read more →
A ceremony marking the International Day of Peace was held at the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense Museum on Saturday 21 September 2019. The ceremony was held in cooperation with... read more →
“The 2030 Agenda is coming to life”, declared the UN chief on Tuesday, referring to the blueprint for a healthier planet and a more just world, as he launched the first Sustainable... read more →
Describing it as an “important landmark” on our “journey to health for all”, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday welcomed the UN Political Declaration on universal health coverage, or UHC, which commits countries to... read more →
Childbirth survival rates are now a “staggering success” compared with the year 2000, but one pregnant woman - or her child - still dies every 11 seconds from largely preventable... read more →
Ahead of global leaders’ arrival in New York for the Climate Action Summit on 23 September, the United Nations deputy chief has launched a comprehensive report on how the world... read more →
With some 50 million people in urban areas suffering from the impact of armed conflict, war in cities “cannot be back page news”, the UN Secretary-General and the President of the International... read more →
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea brought together international private companies and business networks, diplomatic missions, Non-Governmental Organizations, and UN agencies to call... read more →