Reducing poverty through interfaith dialogue
The success of new global development targets requires people of all faiths to put aside their differences and work together.
The success of new global development targets requires people of all faiths to put aside their differences and work together.
Talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran could finally put an end to the intractable war in neighbouring Syria, according to the UN’s top official for the strife-torn nation.
Nearly 8,000 people have died in Ukraine since the outbreak of a conflict in the eastern European country in April last year, the UN said on Tuesday.
Literacy can help to “accelerate” the sustainable development goals or SDGs, the new development targets the UN is due to adopt later this month.
Eight of the world’s major religions are set to launch ambitious plans to help lift millions of people out of poverty in line with the United Nations’ own Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A deadline has passed for more than 200 foreigners to leave a UN-run protection facility in the capital of South Sudan.
Austrians and Germans have offered trainloads of refugees an “incredible outpouring of welcome”, marking a possible turning point in the migration crisis, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Monday.
Forests are essential to life on our planet, food security and tackling climate change.
That’s according to Jeffrey Campbell, manager of the forest and farm facility of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Charity is not only about the rich giving to the poor, but also about “everyday” people helping each other out.
That’s according to Eva Schafer, a human rights and social development officer at the Hungarian Mission to the UN.
Ending impunity for people who commit violent crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR) is essential to achieve peace and democracy in the strife-torn nation, according to the UN Human Rights High Commissioner.