Security Council debates combating terrorism in Africa
Terrorism is a threat to Africa's peace, security and development, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a meeting of the Security Council on Monday.
Terrorism is a threat to Africa's peace, security and development, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a meeting of the Security Council on Monday.
Trafficking in human beings is an illegal activity that generates over $30 billion a year and affects more than 20 million people, according to United Nations figures.
Six months after Typhoon Bopha took over 1,000 lives and displaced more than a million people in the southern part of the Philippines, the UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF), says teaching and learning are taking place again in elementary schools across affected pa
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warns that a proposed law on civil society groups in Egypt could constitute a blow to the hopes and ideals of the 2011 revolution.
José Antonio Ocampo, Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University.
As the conflict continues in Syria, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has expressed concern about reported human rights violations in the country.
She says people should not reach the point of becoming numb to the atrocious killing of civilians.
A state of emergency was declared in the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the 7th of May. This island state, located in the northern Pacific Ocean, is yet another casualty of climate change with prolonged and severe drought affecting the northern islands.
The UN and its partners in Guinea-Bissau are working to support negotiations for elections tentatively set for November, according to the top UN envoy in the country, Jose Ramos-Horta.
Wide view of the high-level event on Human Security, hosted by the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on the subject. [UN Photo/Rick Bajornas][/caption]Government ministers, diplomats and senior United Nations officials gathered for a meeting on human security on Wednesday afternoon.
Youth jobs’ gains wiped out by slow recovery. [ILO photo][/caption]The slow economic recovery is continuing to make it difficult for young people to find jobs around the world, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).