The media is focus of International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples
Pop star Justin Bieber, a Canadian, says because he has indigenous heritage, he is entitled to free gas when he travels in Canada.
Pop star Justin Bieber, a Canadian, says because he has indigenous heritage, he is entitled to free gas when he travels in Canada.
With men preferring to remain behind and fight, women and children comprise the majority of Syrians on the run from the ongoing violence in the country, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
The birth of a child is usually a happy occasion.
But the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reports that in some societies, for example in South Asia, sons are valued over daughters, resulting in millions of baby girls going “missing.”
The only time indigenous people make the front page of the newspaper is if they are killed.
This “drastic perception” is just an example of the complaints heard by Chandra Roy-Henriksen, Chief of the Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Tropical Storm Haikui struck China's east coast a few days ago.
It was the 11th storm of the Pacific typhoon season this year and the third storm to hit China’s east coast in one week.
Grave developments in Mali are bringing enormous suffering to the people of that country, says UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon.
Fighting between Government forces and rebels in the northern part of the country has caused insecurity, instability and a growing refugee crisis.
While more than 900 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, nearly double that number—1.5 billion—are overweight or obese, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The indigenous people of Ifugao in the Philippines are famous for their ingenuity in constructing beautifully landscaped rice terraces.
The Ifugao Rice Terraces, in fact, were inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995.
As fighting continues in Syria, United Nations agencies are working to address the problems created by the conflict.
A new government-run insurance scheme in Cambodia means workers who are injured on the job or in transit to their workplace now receive compensation.