Gender disparities apparent in radio broadcasting: UNESCO
There is still a lot of work that needs to be done to promote equality between men and women involved in the radio broadcasting industry.
There is still a lot of work that needs to be done to promote equality between men and women involved in the radio broadcasting industry.
One of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that world leaders set to be achieved by 2015 is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
The ongoing conflict between government and anti-government forces in Afghanistan claimed close to 3,000 lives in 2013 according to a new report.
The evacuation of people from the besieged city of Homs in Syria is continuing on Monday.
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent working with the United Nations said it had brought 700 people out of the city over the past two days and had been able to deliver aid to some families.
The government and opposition forces in Syria are due to return to Geneva on Monday in an attempt to agree on a peace deal to bring an end to three years of civil war.
Over 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict and millions have fled their homes.
The delivery of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of besieged people from the Syrian city of Homs has been described as a “small breakthrough” by the UN’s humanitarian office, OCHA.
The price of cereals, sugars, oils and meat around the world fell in January for the first time in three months.
Countries in the Great Lakes region of Africa need peace in order to be able to take advantage of their enormous natural resources to promote development.
The former Secretary of State for the United States, Hillary Clinton has committed to working with the United Nations to boost women’s empowerment ahead of the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Up to 50,000 children in Mali may die of malnutrition this year if they don’t receive enough food on time.
This warning has come from the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country.