World Food Day: here’s what the UN is doing to fix ‘intolerable’ wrong of extreme hunger
“In our world of plenty, one person in nine does not have enough to eat”, said United Nations chief António Guterres on Tuesday, marking World […]
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UN experts report: Business ‘dragging its feet’ on human rights worldwide
Too many businesses are putting profit above human rights and “ignoring” their obligations, while governments fail to “regulate and lead by example”, according to a […]
Congolese expelled from Angola returning to ‘desperate situation’: UN refugee agency
Congolese nationals forced back across the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after being expelled from neighbouring Angola, “are returning to a desperate […]
Congolese expelled from Angola returning to ‘desperate situation’: UN refugee agency
Congolese nationals forced back across the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after being expelled from neighbouring Angola, “are returning to a desperate […]
UN Migration Agency: young Rohingya girls, largest group of trafficking victims in camps
More than a year into the crisis in Cox’s Bazar, the number of Rohingya refugees has reached nearly one million, with young girls in Bangladesh […]
Top UN rights official urges transparent probe into Khashoggi disappearance
The top United Nations human rights official has called on Saudi Arabia and Turkey to “reveal everything they know” about the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. UN […]
Investing in rural women and girls, ‘essential’ for everyone’s future: UN chief
Marking International Day of Rural Women, on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on countries to ensure that women and girls living in rural […]
Overseas investment falling, developing countries largely unscathed: UN trade agency
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has dropped 40 per cent year-on-year so far, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Monday, but the […]
Europe and Eurasia: Ambassador Nathan A. Sales To Travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Kosovo
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 14, 2018 Ambassador Nathan A. Sales, the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, will be in Bosnia and […]
In Bali, UN chief Guterres outlines importance of international financial cooperation for sustainable development
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a surge in investment, long-term financing and global stability to overcome the obstacles to inclusive, resilient and […]