Indigenous youth promote dialogue on sexual and reproductive health
Healthcare services for indigenous people are often provided by professionals who know little about these cultures which could result in feelings of mistrust and discrimination.
Healthcare services for indigenous people are often provided by professionals who know little about these cultures which could result in feelings of mistrust and discrimination.
Unsustainable use of land around the world is threatening to degrade millions of hectares of natural land, nearly the size of Brazil, according to a new United Nations report.
The warring parties in Syria are expected to hold negotiations for the first time on Saturday in a bid to bring peace to the war-ravaged country.
The three-year conflict has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people and left 11 million others in need of humanitarian assistance.
A ceasefire between the South Sudan government and rebel forces, has been welcomed by United Nations aid agencies.
A three-day global social media campaign has been launched to demand that parties to the Syrian conflict allow aid to a camp for Palestinian refugees in Syria.
The ongoing insecurity in South Sudan has forced more than a half a million citizens to flee their homes.
To cope with this influx of people, both within and outside the country, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is expanding existing refugee camps while establishing new ones.
The people of the Philippines have been praised for their ability to recover from the deadly typhoon which devastated parts of the country just over two months ago.
Typhoon Haiyan which struck the country last November killed nearly 6000 people and displaced millions more.
After more than a decade of conflict, dialogue and negotiation are the only way forward in Darfur, says the head of the African Union-United Nations mission in the region.
The world needs to invest in half a billion adolescent girls in developing countries if the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are to be met. That’s according to the UN Secretary-General.
Indigenous people—like people everywhere—have the right to access to healthcare.
But indigenous activists say their communities are particularly marginalized when it comes to attaining these services, thus putting them at risk of poor health.