Billions of people still affected by water and sanitation issues
One billion people in the world still need access to improved water and two billion need access to improved sanitation, according to the World Bank.
One billion people in the world still need access to improved water and two billion need access to improved sanitation, according to the World Bank.
It’s a race against time to save the oceans, says an organisation concerned with marine conservation.
More money must be spent in key areas such as education and health care in order to enhance gender equality, says the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to the UN.
Access to justice for women victims of violence in Afghanistan needs to be strengthened.
That's according to a report released by the UN mission in the country, UNAMA, on Sunday.
Crime and conflict are inextricably linked according to a researcher from the United Nations University (UNU).
John de Boer is Senior Policy Advisor on the role the academia can play in aiding the fight against crime at the UNU Centre for Policy Research.
Women need to be food secure in order to advance and to tackle violence perpetrate against them.
An emergency UN appeal launched Friday for $274 million to help 7.5 million people directly affected by fighting in Yemen.
Prisons could be places where the ideology of violent extremists could be reversed, according to the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).
Understanding how demographic changes will unfold over the next 15 years is essential for the design and implementation of the new sustainable development agenda.
Cybercrime, from stealing online information for banking fraud to child pornography has become a serious threat around the world.