Category: International
Every year, September 8, International Literacy Day is celebrated to highlight the importance of literacy to citizens, communities and associations. Over the past five decades, the concept of literacy has evolved from simple basic skills ...
The world is facing an invisible water quality crisis that removes one-third of potential economic growth from heavily polluted areas and threatens human and environmental well-being, according to a report released Tuesday by the World ...
Global warming is expected to result in increased heat stress at work, affecting productivity and causing economic and job losses. According to the ILO, rising heat stress should even lead to productivity losses equivalent to ...
At least 65 people were wounded in a Taliban-claimed complex bombing aimed at a logistics center at the Ministry of Defense. Six civilians and nine pro-regime fighters died during Israeli strikes on Sunday in Syria, ...
Some 115 million boys and men around the world were married during their childhood, according to UNICEF in its first-ever in-depth analysis of married boys published this month. Among them, one in five boys would ...
NGOs interested in applying for ECOSOC consultative status should submit their application and required documents on or before the deadline 1 June 2019. The following link provides background information, the benefits and instructions how to ...
UNICEF, Save the Children, and their partners announced that around 6,000 children are now reunited with their parents in South Sudan after years of separation due to the conflict. The nearly five-year-old conflict in South ...
Reporters Without Borders are concerned about the « risk of a major shift » in the situation of press freedom, « particularly in important democratic countries ». « Press freedom has never been so threatened, » by pressure attacks, false information, ...
Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called on the world to make peace « our top priority ». Mr. Guterres waves to share with the world an issue which weighs heavily on his heart. « How ...
A vaccination campaign against cholera began today in the areas of Haiti hit hard by Hurricane Matthew, with support from the United Nations and other institutions. “The target population is estimated at 820,000 people over ...
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