Displaced youth in Iraq face psychological problems
Violence and insecurity in Iraq have caused children and teenagers serious psychological problems, such as post- traumatic stress disorder and extreme anxiety.
Violence and insecurity in Iraq have caused children and teenagers serious psychological problems, such as post- traumatic stress disorder and extreme anxiety.
Global economic growth is expected to rise by 2.7 percent in 2017, according to a report released by The World Bank.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for more global action on conflict prevention.
Deaths attributable to tobacco could rise to eight million annually unless efforts are made to curb its usage, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Thousands of refugees, who are entering Uganda on a daily basis from three neighbouring countries, are not getting the support they need due to a lack of funding according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
In Yemen, some 14 million people, or more than half of the population, are not getting enough to eat and many could die; that’s the bleak assessment of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
An emergency US$ 411 million appeal has been launched to help Palestine refugees caught up in the Syria conflict.
The UN says those Palestinians are among the worst affected by nearly six years of fighting in the country.
Keeping women out of the workplace costs the global economy around US$17 trillion, the head of a leading NGO in Canada has told the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Imagine what it would be like to live as an aid worker or civilian in a country like Iraq, controlled by the terrorist group ISIL.
That’s the premise of a new animated film, produced by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP).
Migrants, particularly women and children, need protection from the international community, as they are human beings with “inalienable rights”.
That’s according to Götz Schmidt-Bremme, the Co-Chair of forum on issues facing migrants which is taking place in June this year.