Human rights report details mass executions of civilians in eastern DRC
At least 264 people were arbitrarily executed by armed groups in attacks on villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo between April and September of this year.
At least 264 people were arbitrarily executed by armed groups in attacks on villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo between April and September of this year.
More than 220 million women around the world would like to use family planning but cannot, says Richard Kollodge, editor of the State of the World Population Report 2012.
Diabetes rates are escalating across the globe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) which observes World Diabetes Day on 14 November each year.
Hurricane Sandy has been classified as the largest Atlantic tropical system on record. After cutting a destructive path through the Caribbean, it caused widespread damage to the east coast of the United States.
Gerry Adams reports.
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More than 40 students from developing countries recently took part in a week-long study tour of Germany where they learned first-hand about best environmental practices.
A recent food assessment survey in the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme, (WFP) has found that nearly three million people cont
The Gambia’s first woman village chief is not only changing perceptions of what a chief looks like, but also of what they do.
Fatou Danso, who is also a farmer, has redistributed land that previously was farmed solely by men so that women can grow crops to support their families.
Concerted efforts are underway in Uganda to control the outbreak of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever.
The first case of the deadly viral disease was reported on October 19 in Kabale district in southwestern Uganda.
October is a special month for the United Nations as it marks the anniversary of the founding of the organization which is 67 years old this year.
The UN would not have existed had it not been for supporters like former United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
American musical icon, Stevie Wonder, brought the house down during the United Nations Day concert in New York on Wednesday, the 24th of October.
In this feature prepared by Beng Poblete-Enriquez, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon introduced Stevie as the 8th wonder of the world.