Former astronaut Scott Kelly appointed UN Champion for Space
A former American astronaut whose year-long journey in space captivated people worldwide will now help the United Nations to promote space as a tool for achieving sustainable development.
A former American astronaut whose year-long journey in space captivated people worldwide will now help the United Nations to promote space as a tool for achieving sustainable development.
A new generation of mobile network technology can be employed to help deal with many of the challenges facing the human race.
Change is needed “at all levels” of society to advance gender equality in the workplace according to a senior United Nations official.
Young people are more prone to fall victim to road accidents than adults according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
It’s necessary to “cling to every little sign of hope” in South Sudan as the country continues to suffer civil unrest and insecurity; that’s the view of the head of UNMISS, the UN peacekeeping mission there.
Worldwide about 400,000 work-related deaths take place due to poor sanitation and hygiene, according to a representative from the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
African migrants sent home more than US$65 billion last year; a figure that is projected to hit US$80 billion by 2020, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
“Predictable and sustainable” financing is needed to sustain African Union-led peace operations over the long term, the UN Security Council has heard.
Australia’s human rights record has been “blemished” in recent years by the harsh treatment of migrants and asylum seekers, according to a UN independent expert.
Harrowing stories are emerging from Mosul in Iraq of life under the ISIL terrorist group, four weeks into the campaign to retake the northern city.