At least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled in 2016, first UN global study shows
According to the first ever Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants, released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday, at least […]
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At least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled in 2016, first UN global study shows
According to the first ever Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants, released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday, at least […]
Prevention is key to ‘breaking the cycle of HIV transmission’, UN chief tells General Assembly
This year’s United Nations annual debate over how best to battle HIV and AIDS heard that while progress had been made, it remains “uneven and […]
Everyone has “a moral imperative” to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities, says UN chief
Cementing and protecting the rights of around 1.5 billion people around the world in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities […]
Millions of young lives ‘at risk’ says UN labour chief, calling for an end to child labour
No child under the age of 18 should be toiling in mines, fields, factories and homes, carrying heavy loads or working long hours, the head […]
From the field – Rehabilitating lives in Tanzania
A 15-year old girl from the East African country, Tanzania, says an operation to correct a facial disability means that she can “look forward to […]
Rohingya refugee shelters ‘washed away’ in Bangladesh monsoon rains: UN agency
Two days of heavy monsoon rains have caused severe structural damage to camps in Bangladesh hosting one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, the International Organization […]
‘We face a global emergency’ over oceans: UN chief sounds the alarm at G7 Summit event
Unless there is a change of course, the amount of plastic waste in the world’s oceans will outweigh the fish that live in them, by […]
ICC Appeals Chamber acquits former Congolese Vice President Bemba from war crimes charges
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Friday, decided to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of […]
India-UN fund gets 22 development projects off the ground in first year
An India-United Nations fund aimed at supporting sustainable development for low-income nations marked its first anniversary on Friday, with 22 projects having already been approved […]