Wonder Woman designated as gender empowerment ambassador
The cartoon and movie character Wonder Woman has been designated by the UN as an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls.
The cartoon and movie character Wonder Woman has been designated by the UN as an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls.
To combat urban crime, mayors and other city authorities should not only rely on the police services, but should also encourage community participation in safety and security efforts.
Some 350,000 people in eastern Cuba have been affected by Hurricane Matthew, according to a senior UN official in the country.
Horrific violence in Syria’s Aleppo was the focus of an extraordinary session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, which ended with a call for a special inquiry into dramatic recent events in the city.
Tax evasion across the world is “shocking” and costs governments some US$3 trillion every year, according to a UN independent expert.
Governments, especially in developing countries, rely on taxes to support economic and social development.
An electoral process in Somalia that has been described as “a big step forward” for the country is underway.
It is being held to choose a parliament and president, with the hope that one-person, one-vote elections will take place in 2020.
Popular support for the ceasefire in Colombia is “one of the happy developments” in the wake of the recent referendum there, the head of the UN mission in the country has said.
Somalia electoral season begins
New Urban Agenda guarantees rights of women and girls
The adoption of a new agenda to transform the world's cities will be "useless" unless countries and cities implement it.