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Efforts to promote sport as a tool for development received a boost after the signing of an deal to foster fresh talent at grassroots level.

The agreement, led by the United Nations Office on Sport for Development (UNOSD), targets promising future sports administrators from developing countries.

They’ll get the chance to study for a prestigious sports management master’s degree at Seoul National University, as UNOSD’s Wilfried Lemke told Daniel Johnson.

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Inflation fueled by the high price of imported commodities in South Sudan is eating away at consumer purchasing power in the war-torn nation.

That’s according to Kennedy Nanga, an economic and specialist in South Sudan’s markets.

Mr Nanga said the price of locally produced grains like sorghum and maize has dropped due to an early harvest in the Great Equatoria region.

But the country is not able to produce enough food and must rely on expensive imports from Uganda and Sudan.

Aboriginal women in Australia are facing what has been described by a leading rights advocate as “dual discrimination.”

The indigenous peoples of Australia make up less than 5 per cent of the country’s total population.

Many face intolerance because of their ethnic background; women face the extra element of discrimination because of their gender.

Young people must be “champions” in ensuring the success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which promote economic prosperity, social development and environmental protection.

That’s the opinion of Raina Kadavil, a 17 year old American citizen of Indian heritage, who participated in the recent Youth Assembly held at UN Headquarters in New York.

Thousands of people fleeing violence and food insecurity in South Sudan have recently arrived at the UN’s Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, according to the UN mission in the country, UNMISS.

The site was built to protect around 18,000 people, but UNMISS says 46,000 individuals are now living within its walls.

Nearly 20 months of conflict between the president and former vice-president have created immense humanitarian needs across the youngest African nation.

Geography and statistics are being used together to help countries around the world better fulfil the needs of humanity while protecting the planet.

Knowing the location of areas stricken by issues like drought, disease or poverty can help governments create plans to promote sustainable development.

That’s according to Tim Trainor, one of the co-chairs of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management.

Young people around the world are being encouraged to channel what's been called their "amazing energy" into UN efforts to eradicate poverty and create a sustainable future for all.

The call comes from UN Youth Envoy Ahmad Alhendawi in a message for International Youth Day, observed on 12 August.

Awareness of the rights of indigenous people in Nepal is increasing, but more needs to be done to ensure they have access to a range of services, according to an activist from the Asian nation.

Nepal has 59 recognised indigenous groups, making up around 40 per cent of the population.

The international community recently gathered at the United Nations in New York to mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, celebrated annually on 9 August.

Irregular migrants returning to Haiti from the Dominican Republic are receiving support from UN agencies and partner organizations such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Increasing numbers of people of Haitian origin have been leaving the Dominican Republic since June after missing a deadline to regularize their immigration status.

The two nations share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

The health system in Yemen is continuing to shut down, leaving civilians without access to critical, life-saving health care, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

More than 22,000 people have been injured since March, due to fighting between government and rebel forces.

The UN’s health agency announced on Tuesday that almost 23 per cent of all health facilities in the Middle Eastern country are currently non-functional or partially functional as a direct result of on-going violence.