The United Nations is marking the International Day of Older Persons by encouraging countries to draw attention to and challenge negative stereotypes and misconceptions about older persons and ageing, and... read more →
Several weeks before of the start of the new school year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), together with the Iraqi Ministry of Education, launched a nationwide ‘Back to School’... read more →
With some 6.5 million people dying annually from air pollution and 92 per cent of the world’s population living in places where levels exceed recommended limits, the United Nations yesterday... read more →
The United Nations and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) have delivered life-saving food aid to 60,000 people under siege in four Syrian towns, their first supplies since April, but extreme... read more →
The United Nations Global Pulse initiative announced a partnership with Twitter that will provide the UN with access to the platform’s data tools to support efforts to achieve the Sustainable... read more →
Unless progress speeds up considerably with full support from the international community, the world's least developed countries (LDCs) will miss the growth and productivity targets they have set themselves by... read more →
Senior United Nations officials yesterday called for those responsible for human rights violations and crimes associated with human trafficking and forced migration to be held accountable, noting that some of... read more →
Religious leaders from different faiths met at the United Nations in New York yesterday, at an event where Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama... read more →
A senior United Nations official unveiled a draft set of principles that urge the international community to build on the momentum created by the adoption, by UN Member States, of... read more →
The world’s 48 least developed countries (LDCs) have experienced some positive developments, yet challenges remain with new risks and uncertainties threatening development gains, according to a new United Nations report released. “This... read more →