Promoting the advantages of “mobile money” in East Africa
The use of cell phones for money transfers, payments and more sophisticated financial activities is becoming increasingly popular in East Africa.
The use of cell phones for money transfers, payments and more sophisticated financial activities is becoming increasingly popular in East Africa.
Many European cities spend more on heating schools than on education itself, according to the Mayor of Heidelberg, Germany.
The yearly commemoration of the World Day to Combat Desertification (17 June) took place on the eve of the opening of the UN Conference on Sustainable Deve
A record 800,000 people crossed borders fleeing conflict last year, the highest number of new refugees since the beginning of the century, according to the UN’s refugee agency.
The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is this week hosting two parallel conferences on a common sustainable future.
A new UNICEF report shows that pneumonia and diarrhoea are leading killers of children under five, disproportionately affecting children in the poorest, most disadvantaged areas.
Roughly six inches of top soil separates humanity from extinction, according to the UN agency which works to protect this resource.
The Academy Award winning actress and advocate Geena Davis has been appointed the Special Envoy for Women and Girls, for the UN’s International Telecommunication Union.
With 140 million people, Bangladesh is one of the world's densest populated nations and also one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, says the World Bank.
A delegation of 24 young women from 15 different countries is in Brazil to represent the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts organizations, at the UN’s conference on sustainable development, known as Rio+20.