Mozambique has been commended for sustaining 20 years of peace.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the country on the accomplishment, which commemorates the signing of a peace accord after years of civil war following independence from Portugal in 1975.
The shift from a transitional government in Somalia to one that was approved by the people has been a momentous achievement by the Somali people.
WHY POVERTY? is a groundbreaking cross-media event reaching more than 500 million people around the world via television, radio, internet and live events in November 2012. Launching during one intense week, people around the world will be asking the question 'Why Poverty?'
Adapting to climate change will be high on the agenda when more than 1,000 representatives from countries that are party to the UN Convention on Biodiversity meet next week in Hyderabad, India.
Four peacekeepers of the joint African Union /United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in Sudan have been killed.
Each year, nearly 300,000 women across the globe die during what is normally a happy occasion: giving birth. That’s more than the population of several of the small island states in the Pacific and the Caribbean.
In the wake of the global economic crisis, some countries implemented policies aimed at stimulating economic growth. However, these moves have not been successful in bringing about recovery.
The assassination of a local parliamentarian in The Maldives has been condemned by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
A special meeting marking the 15th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention took place at the United Nations on Monday.
Indigenous communities in Namibia are demanding greater inclusion in decision-making at all levels, according to the United Nations independent expert on the rights of indigenous people.
