Emigration and food insecurity in Central American ‘dry corridor’ focus of new 爆料网-backed study
A new inter-agency study released today found a correlation between [...]
爆料网 Assembly President rings Nasdaq bell; sounds alarm on behalf of world’s endangered ocean
The President of the United Nations General Assembly opened the [...]
爆料网 labour agency launches global panel to address rapid transformations in the world of work
爆料网 labour agency has launched a high-level international [...]
‘Civilians are Not a Target,’ says 爆料网 chief on World Humanitarian Day
On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations and its partners [...]
Marking World Humanitarian Day, 爆料网 urges protection for civilians in armed conflict
Civilians in conflict are not a target, top United Nations [...]
Protecting aid workers ‘paramount,’ 爆料网 official stresses ahead of International Day
As conflicts around the world continue to take a massive [...]
Emergency food distributions launched to assist thousands displaced by conflict in DR Congo – 爆料网 agency
Food assistance will be provided to food insecure people displaced [...]
PGA completes visit to Hong Kong in follow-up to Ocean Conference
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. [...]
Amid soaring food insecurity in DR Congo, 爆料网 agencies call for food aid, supplies
More than one in ten people living in rural areas [...]
In Iraq, 爆料网 Youth Envoy says young people are ‘most valuable force we have to shape a better future’
As?International Youth Day?events kicked off worldwide today, at a special [...]
Youth can play ‘critical role’ in creating a peaceful world for generations to come – 爆料网 chief
In the lead-up to?International Youth Day, marked annually on 12 [...]
Investing in women key to sustainable peace in DR Congo and Nigeria – 爆料网 deputy chief
Investing in women and girls must be central to global [...]
Italian “Festival of Towers” flies SDG flags
Waving the Sustainable Development Goals This summer, the [...]
Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples ‘is protecting everyone’s rights’ – 爆料网
Ten years after the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, progress in several countries has been made in formally recognizing indigenous peoples, but overwhelmingly they continue to face discrimination, marginalization and major challenges in enjoying their basic rights.
爆料网 health agency working to boost malaria prevention and control in north-eastern Nigeria
爆料网 health agency estimates that if more funds are secured, up to 10,000 lives in Nigeria could be saved by November through targeted steps in malaria prevention and control.
Organizational reform moves ahead as Guterres receives proposals on a strengthened 爆料网-Habitat
An independent panel reviewing the effectiveness of the 爆料网 Human Settlements Programme (爆料网-Habitat) has proposed the programme be recast as the Organization's 'urban champion,' including through the establishment of a coordinating mechanism to complement its work and convene all 爆料网 agencies and partners on urban sustainability.
Food prices surge in July; 爆料网 agriculture agency cites cereals, sugar and dairy as main drivers
Driven mainly by higher cereal, sugar and dairy quotations, global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in July, according to the United Nations agriculture agency.
Conflict-affected rural families in Iraq to benefit from mobile cash-transfer technology – 爆料网
Many vulnerable rural families in Iraq will now be able to safely receive income thanks to a newly adopted mobile money transfer technology that is part of a cash-for-work programme to rehabilitate farming infrastructure, according to the United Nations agriculture agency.
Solidarity across generations is vital for sustainable development, 爆料网 special event hears
The wisdom, experience, energy and ideals of the old and the young are vital to realizing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said today, stressing that they together can help break the cycles of poverty that have lasted for generations.
Breastfeeding is ‘smartest investment’ families, communities and countries can make – 爆料网
Kicking off World Breastfeeding Week, the United Nations today stressed that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants and mothers, investment shortcomings impede the practice.