Sustainability
One step at a time: UN women’s health agency helping shift dangerous social norms |
“As a female traditional leader, my aim is to be a role model within my chiefdom. I want to ensure...
Strengthening global cooperation on counter-terrorism must remain a priority during and after pandemic |
Vladimir Voronkov, Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, said the global coronavirus crisis underscored the challenges involved in eliminating terrorism, as he presented the UN Security Council with the latest report on ISIL’s impact...
First Person: Pakistan health worker commits to polio fight, despite COVID fears |
Polio vaccination campaigns have resumed in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two countries in the world where polio is endemic,...
Use COVID lessons to ‘do things right’ for the future, urges UN chief |
In his remarks online to the World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, the Secretary-General said that COVID-19 was highlighting the challenges...
Mauritius oil spill highlights importance of global maritime laws: UN trade body |
The grounding last month of the MV Wakashio in an environmentally sensitive and biodiverse area, has endangered marine life, food...
As Burkina Faso grapples with COVID-19, new UN data reveals ‘alarming deterioration’ in food security |
Citing alarming new data, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), stressed that “urgent and...
WHO stresses need for quick action amid reports of fresh COVID-19 outbreaks |
These nations provide a cautionary tale because they show how “progress does not mean victory”, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom...
COVID-19: African countries urged to promote a safe return to school |
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF urged governments on the continent to promote a safe return to the classroom...
Bosnia and Herzegovina should recognise sex crime survivors’ rights, say experts |
Between 12,000 and 50,000 girls and women were raped by armed forces in the country from 1992 to 1995, according...
Syria constitutional reform talks, hold promise for new social contract |
A ‘momentous task’ “This is a momentous task -- to establish a foundational act, a social contract for Syrians --...
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