Don’t 'panic' over Fall Armyworm pest, FAO urges African farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has published a comprehensive guide on managing the Fall Armyworm (FAW), a crop-eating pest which originated in Central and South America.
“Lives can get better” in South Sudan: Mission chief tells UN News
The Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says there’s reason to be optimistic that a lasting peace deal can be struck this year.
'New chance at life' for refugees from Libya
Since November, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has evacuated more than 1,000 extremely vulnerable refugees from Libya, providing them “with a new chance at life”.
'Vestiges' of transatlantic slave trade persist today: US law professor
Welcome to the first episode of our revised ‘UN and Africa’ podcast.
We talk to Gloria Browne-Marshall, a constitutional law professor and author, about the status of people of African descent across the world.
A long way still to go for gender equality: UN Women report
UN Women released a report on Wednesday that underscores the pervasive nature of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.
Iraqi civilians in danger from new explosives left by 'evil' ISIL bomb-makers
The presence of increasingly-deadly explosive hazards in liberated areas of Iraq are hindering efforts to rebuild and provide vital aid to families who are returning home, according to a senior manager with the UN Mine Action Service there (UNMAS).
“Public outcry” against child rape vital to change culture in India: UNICEF
Public outrage over recent cases of child rape in India is essential to prevent horrific abuse in the future, and to change a culture that fails to value girls.
Why human rights “can never be taken for granted”
Although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70 this year, its 30 articles upholding the inherent dignity of all people remain relevant in the Internet age.
One girl’s walk towards peace in Darfur
A young woman poet is charting a path to peace and development in Darfur, one step at a time.
Eimtithal Ibrahim Mahmoud is walking nearly 1,300 kilometres, or more than 800 miles, from El Fasher in North Darfur to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, as part of her Dreams for Peace campaign.