Afghanistan violence claims record toll on civilians
Lethal violence in Afghanistan is getting worse and has claimed a record number of casualties so far in 2016, the UN said Monday.
Lethal violence in Afghanistan is getting worse and has claimed a record number of casualties so far in 2016, the UN said Monday.
Raising human rights awareness among a new generation of youngsters from all corners of the world is vitally important if discrimination is to be beaten.
More and more civilians are turning to the UN Mission in South Sudan for protection from escalating violence brought on by renewed division between the country’s top two leaders.
An urgent call has been made for a weekly two-day “humanitarian pause” in fighting around Aleppo, to save thousands of lives in the east of the Syrian city.
Drylands are under threat because of climate change but restoring them could help cope with the effects of drought, desertification.
“Guns will not help” to bring peace in South Sudan; that’s the view of one prominent elder in the world’s newest nation.
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011 in a referendum in which almost 99 per cent of the population voted to secede.
Heart disease, lung disease, cancer and diabetes represent the largest cause of death of people under the age of 70 years worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
As the Iraqi army moves to retake the city of Mosul from the terrorist group ISIL, or Daesh, aid groups are preparing to assist as many as 1.5 million civilians who might be affected.
The threat of terrorism remains “persistent and credible”, the head of the UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) has said.
A bid to improve the lives of billions of people in cities by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) to maximum effect is under way at the UN.
The focus on so-called “smart cities” involves 56 cities in Europe, Central Asia and North America.