The second International Conference on Islam and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was held in the Iranian city of Qom on December 7-8, 2016, attended by scholars from 20 countries and... read more →
The 11th annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) opened in Jalisco, Mexico, where delegates from across the world will join thousands more online to weigh the challenges of today's... read more →
Scenes of chaos at borders last year led to a breakdown in the public’s trust in the capacity of governments to manage the refugee challenge and played into the hands... read more →
More than 190 countries at a major United Nations conference in Mexico have pledged to step up efforts to integrate biodiversity into the policies of their forests, fisheries, tourism and... read more →
Marking World Soil Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the importance of healthy soils, adding that “sustainable management systems and practices will unlock the full potential of soils to support... read more →
On 3 December, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, delivered concluding remarks at the International Conference for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas, organized at the initiative and in the... read more →
The popular idea that development aid can curb migration has come under fire from economists. But researchers Jonas Gamso and Farhod Yuldashev found that one type of aid does have... read more →
Iran's initiative resolution for controlling and combating dust pollution phenomena was approved in the Second Committee of UN General Assembly on Friday. After two and a half months of negotiations... read more →
Noting that the number of children engaged in the worst forms of child labour has decreased and frameworks to tackle contemporary slavery and trafficking have expanded, senior United Nations officials,... read more →
Decade after global treaty’s adoption, persons with disabilities still at ‘grave disadvantage’ – Ban
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the challenges people with disabilities face despite progress made since the adoption of a global treaty to promote their rights a decade ago. “In the past... read more →