Science, technology and innovation crucial to ‘transformative impact’ of Development Goals, UN forum hears
If everyone is to enjoy a future of peace, dignity and opportunity, then science, technology and innovation need to be at the heart of the […]
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‘Spotlight Initiative’ can make violence against women ‘a thing of the past’, says UN deputy chief
The launch of a new partnership between the United Nations and European Union, is an essential tool to make violence against women and girls “a […]
‘Spotlight Initiative’ can make violence against women ‘a thing of the past’, says UN deputy chief
The launch of a new partnership between the United Nations and European Union, is an essential tool to make violence against women and girls “a […]
Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development: UN crime-fighting agency
Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organized crime, threaten to undermine the sector’s potential to contribute to peace and global […]
Children ‘as young as one’ involved in US separation of migrant families – UN rights office
The current policy in the United States of of separating “extremely young children” from their asylum-seeker or migrant parents along the country’s southern border “always […]
Europe and Eurasia: Sweden National Day
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC June 5, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I […]
UN rights expert chides US government’s ‘systematic assault’ on welfare
The principal strategy for dealing with extreme poverty in the USA is to “criminalise and stigmatise” those who need assistance, according to a United Nations […]
The world is being ‘swamped by harmful plastic waste’ says UN chief, marking Environment Day
The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day on Tuesday, noting that […]
UN ‘Tech Bank’ opens in Turkey, to help poor nations ‘leapfrog development challenges’
The United Nations on Monday welcomed a new member of the family, which helps address the development challenges of the world’s poorest countries through science, […]
Europe and Eurasia: Denmark National Day
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC June 4, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I […]