Global unemployment rate expected to rise by 3.4 million: ILO
The global unemployment rate is expected to rise by 3.4 million this year, bringing the number of jobless people to just over 201 million.
The global unemployment rate is expected to rise by 3.4 million this year, bringing the number of jobless people to just over 201 million.
Women and girls “far more vulnerable” in humanitarian crises
Despite a decrease in conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan, civilians there continue to face inter-communal violence and other forms of insecurity, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Thursday.
The reunification of Cyprus is something that the island’s people deserve and a potential symbol of hope - but there’s no “quick fix”, António Guterres said on Thursday.
Peacekeeping chief urges swift implementation of DRC agreement
A new audio visual project to raise awareness about the situation of woman prisoners in Bolivia was launched recently, by the UN’s office on drugs and c
In a world beset by crises and disasters, women and girls are far more vulnerable than their male counterparts; that’s according to UN Women’s Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Director of Programmes, Daniel Seymour.
The increased use of tobacco in Africa could lead to a “time bomb” of health- related problems according to the World Health Organization.
A growing number of people in Syria are being infected with the virus Hepatitis C according to a survey conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The UN Security Council has been urged to continue calling for the swift endorsement of a recent political agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).