Almost 2.5 billion people are excluded from formal banking
Three quarters of poor people around the world don’t have a bank account, according to a report issued by th
Three quarters of poor people around the world don’t have a bank account, according to a report issued by th
The number of people who are internally displaced by conflict and violence in Africa has been declining since 2004, according to a new report.
Don Cheadle may be well known for his on screen work, but it’s his off screen efforts to let the world know about environmental issues that he is trumpeting ahead of the Rio+20 Sustainable Development conference.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to post mobile clinics in areas of Syria where there are no functioning health facilities.
The joint effort involves the Syrian Family Planning Association and the country’s Ministry of Health.
In recognition of the life and sustenance that the planet and its ecosystems provide to the earth’s inhabitants, International Mother Earth Day is observed on 22 April each year.
A deaf rap artist from Finland uses his music to change attitudes towards people with disabilities.
Signmark, also known as Marko Vuoriheimo was born deaf. His passion for music and determination has made him the first deaf person in the world to get a record deal with Warner Music.
Prospects for the global economy are slowly improving but risks remain according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF warns about the danger of a renewed financial economic crisis in Europe.
Now that the Titanic has turned 100, it is being protected by a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.
Continued hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan are causing growing concern at the United Nations.
In an incident Sunday at least seven people died and several others were wounded when Sudan bombed the town of Mayom in Unity State.
The first group of UN monitors is in Syria to begin its work.
The unarmed observers will report on the implementation of the ceasefire brokered by joint UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan.