Coding in Namibia: UN supports young women’s computing career dreams
Six young women from Namibia are on the path to a career in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), with the support of the UN office in the […]
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Iraq: Solutions needed ‘urgently’ to quell ongoing violence, break political deadlock
Amidst ongoing anti-government protests, rising casualties and the likelihood of further demonstrations, the top UN official in Iraq on Thursday, urged politicians to break the political […]
Stepped-up efforts needed to combat pneumonia; save nearly nine million children’s lives
Scaling up pneumonia-related interventions could save the lives of nearly nine million children during the course of the next decade, the United Nations Children’s Fund […]
2019: A deadly year for migrants crossing the Americas
More than 800 people died last year crossing deserts, rivers and remote lands while migrating across the Americas, making 2019 one of deadliest years on […]
2019: A deadly year for migrants crossing the Americas
More than 800 people died last year crossing deserts, rivers and remote lands while migrating across the Americas, making 2019 one of deadliest years on […]
New UN finance panel to push Global Goals forward
The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday encouraged Member States to support a new panel that has been set up to help make […]
Iraq: UN human rights report voices concern over conduct of ISIL fighter trials
A new UN report published on Tuesday shows that while considerable effort has been made by Iraqi authorities to bring former ISIL terrorist fighters to justice, there are “serious concerns” about the fairness of the proceedings. UN News – […]
FROM THE FIELD: Sourcing clean water in Ghana
Communities in northern Ghana are benefiting from the rehabilitation of water sources which is expected to boost livelihoods and build resilience against climate change, thanks to a project supported by […]
‘Carry our stories forward’, Holocaust survivors deliver powerful testimonies at UN
When the Nazis invaded Poland, overnight, nine-year-old Theodor Meron became “a refugee, out of school, out of childhood and constantly in clear and present danger”, […]
Societies must unite against ‘global crisis of antisemitic hatred’, Guterres urges
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, and the six million Jews and others murdered on Nazi orders during the […]