Ugandan slum-dweller becomes UN “change-maker”
A young Ugandan entrepreneur who grew up in a slum has been chosen to act as a United Nations “change-maker” to promote better sanitation and waste management.
A young Ugandan entrepreneur who grew up in a slum has been chosen to act as a United Nations “change-maker” to promote better sanitation and waste management.
‘Racial equality has taken a “back seat” at the United Nations compared with other issues, according to the person behind a new initiative called UN-SONG.
It aims to increase the visibility of people of African descent, who live outside the continent.
Attacks against hospitals and health workers are becoming a “new norm” in conflict, the head of one of the world’s top humanitarian organizations told the Security Council on Wednesday.
A “huge escalation” of bombardments in the Syrian city, Aleppo, has led to the deaths of at least 96 children, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Religious leaders of all faiths have a duty to protect believers from bigotry and extremism, according to an Imam based in Italy, who recently visited the United Nations.
The migrant and refugee crisis in Europe has had a strong “moral impact’ on the tiny Principality of Monaco according to Minister of State, Serge Telle.
The upcoming electoral process in Somalia could mark a watershed moment for the country, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
A 25-year old lawyer from India who has been nominated as a UN Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, says she can improve the situation of women in her country by informing them of their rights.
Direct targeting of medical facilities and staff has become a “shocking hallmark” of the Syrian conflict.
That’s according to an international human rights expert, citing figures which show that more than 700 health workers have been killed since fighting broke out in March 2011.
Transforming agriculture to address challenges such as climate change and growing urban populations are among the topics experts and decision makers will be discussing this week in Rome.