In the first quarter of 2019, according to latest figures released on Thursday, the United Nations has recorded a total of 37 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) against …
UN’s effort to tackle sexual abuse and exploitation by its personnel gains trust of victims, survivors Read More
A United Nation’s statement has revealed recently that about 41 million people remain displaced worldwide because of conflict and natural disasters, an increase of more than a million individuals in …
About 41 million people remain displaced worldwide because of conflict and natural disasters: UN Read More
By Nirendra Dev More than isolating Pakistan – which has apparently been quite an easy mission – in terms of ensuring UN ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, the …
UN ban on terrorist Masood Azhar reflects Indian diplomacy’s success in crushing Great Wall of China Read More
Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock released a $26.5 million Rapid Response allocation from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund to provide life-saving food, livelihood, nutrition, health, water and sanitation assistance …
Sudan: UN responded rapidly from emergency fund Read More
Pointing to climate change, inequalities and other serious challenges, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a forum Development that “the clock is ticking” down, to making the 2030 Agenda …
The clock is ticking on meeting Sustainable Development Goals Read More
Young people require “skills, values, jobs and livelihoods that empower them” so they can help forge a more sustainable world, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has …
Empower youth worldwide, top UN official tells Read More
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has paid tribute to the role played by Egypt in helping to avoid a ‘dramatic’ escalation of violence in Gaza over recent months, as tensions grew …
Gaza-Israel border: UN chief arrives in Libya, in pursuit of peace, stability Read More
In the wake of the resignation in Algeria of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the UN Secretary-General saluted ‘the mature and calm nature’ of protests involving hundreds of thousands of citizens who …
UN commends Algerians for demonstrations, leading to presidential resignation Read More
In a world defined by ‘competition over cooperation, and the acquisition of arms, prioritised over the pursuit of diplomacy’, the threat of a nuclear weapon being used is ‘higher than …
Prospect of nuclear war ‘higher in generations’: UN Read More
A new interactive data tool created by the UN University Centre for Policy Research, which shows a mismatch between where modern slavery occurs, and where governments are spending resources to …
New UN data shows ‘mismatch’ between govt aid and slavery Read More