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[ad_1] In an ancient Peruvian folktale, a hummingbird fetches water to put out a forest fire, one drop at a time. The other animals look on...
[ad_1] “I’m from Jarra, a rural area in the Lower River Region of The Gambia, in the middle of the country. I moved to the capital,...
[ad_1] The priority theme for this year’s CSW, an annual, two-week long event which has been advancing rights for women since 1946, was the ongoing discrimination,...
[ad_1] The announcement was made in a Note to Correspondents, released by the UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson’s office on Saturday, which emphasized that the Initiative allows for...
[ad_1] The call comes amid reports that the situation in Haiti is deteriorating by the day, with citizens facing spiralling violence, human rights, and food emergencies,...
[ad_1] “I am the daughter of a housewife and a car painter” is how Nicaraguan activist Ms. Mesén describes herself, while sitting behind her office desk...
[ad_1] There are currently 46 so-called Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a United Nations designation. They have been participating in an international conference in Doha, Qatar, focused...
[ad_1] Ndeye Rose Sarr When a girl starts to menstruate, that’s when the problems usually start. From the age of 10, she begins to be...
[ad_1] “In the ruins of historic Antakya city today, I met proud and brave people whose past has been eradicated, whose present is full of suffering and...
[ad_1] There are currently 46 LDCs listed by the UN and countries graduate once they have reached certain development targets. Eric Jan Overvest, United Nations Resident...
[ad_1] Renewed violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces have sparked the latest emergency, with 300,000 people forced to flee their homes in North...
[ad_1] The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said the humanitarian supplies had been off-loaded in Chasiv Yar, which is some 10 kilometres to the west of...
[ad_1] When my mandate began, in 2018, it was not long after the end of the dictatorship [The two-decade rule of Yahya Jammeh]. The new Government...
[ad_1] “This action is a victory for multilateralism and for global efforts to counter the destructive trends facing ocean health, now and for generations to come,”...
[ad_1] With myriad objects casting a new light on some of the darkest pages of history, Slavery: Ten True Stories of Dutch Colonial Slavery has been...
[ad_1] The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, appointed by the UN Secretary-General in 2016 as a United Nations Global Advocate for Cultural Understanding, recently played their first concert...
[ad_1] “Countries with the least need support the most. And you need it now. You represent one in eight people on earth. But your countries are...
[ad_1] “I am here in a visit of solidarity to underscore the commitment of the United Nations to support Iraq in the consolidation of its democratic institutions and...
[ad_1] Speaking only days since a large majority of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine,...
[ad_1] Guidom Sabally’s high school education was cut short because his family could no longer afford school fees. For many years, he struggled to find work...