Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as it raised the global risk assessment of the infection to... read more →
On 22 February 2020, UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office, together with the Asia Cooperation Dialogue Organization and the Bangladeshi Embassy in Tehran, participated in the celebration of the International Mother Language... read more →
While a sudden increase in new cases of COVID-19 is of concern, the spread of coronavirus is not yet a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said... read more →
More than 10,000 civilians in Afghanistan were killed and injured last year, according to a new United Nations report that details record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict. "Almost... read more →
Cheap and easily accessible small arms are increasingly becoming the “weapon of choice” for many terrorist groups, the UN counter-terrorism chief told an event on Friday aimed to raise awareness... read more →
Reduce inequality around the world, the United Nations labor agency urged on Thursday, World Social Justice Day. The gap between the rich and the poor is larger than previously thought. Globally,... read more →
World Urban Forum ends with call for united action to ensure sustainable future for cities and towns
The premier international gathering on the future of cities wrapped up on Thursday in Abu Dhabi with delegates urging action on all aspects of rapid urbanization, recognizing that an increasingly urbanized world is a ‘transformative force’ that can be harnessed and steered... read more →
A database of 112 businesses connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory has been hailed by an independent human rights expert as “an important initial step towards accountability... read more →
Promoting education for adolescent girls is an “indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”, Secretary-General António Guterres declared at the launch event of the Drive for 5 education initiative at UN... read more →
On Sunday, the first day of the tenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) in Abu Dhabi, Ugochi Daniels, the UN Resident Coordinator and Mehmet Emin Akdogan, Chief of... read more →