A UN-sponsored conference on space and sustainable development has inspired the creation of an award for women scientists in Nepal.
That’s according to Manisha Dwa with the Nepal Astronomical Society, based in the capital, Kathmandu.
Ms Dwa attended the first High Level Forum looking at how the global space sector can contribute to efforts to combat challenges such as climate change.
Transforming those who have suffered sexual exploitation and abuse perpetrated by UN personnel from victims into survivors is the goal of the first-ever official appointed to advocate on their behalf.
Jane Connors took up the post of UN Victims’ Rights Advocate in August and undertook her first field visit two months later.
She has already visited the UN’s peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR), and this week she’s heading to South Sudan.
Safeguarding human rights, ensuring a safe and orderly journey and guaranteed health services are some of the key issues facing young migrants.
That’s highlighted by Romesh Silva, technical specialist for the UNFPA, who was at UN Headquarters for an event on Health and Human Mobility this week.
One of UNFPA’s goals is improving available data on young migrants.
Intercultural innovators are not uncommon around UN Headquarters in New York, but it’s not every day they arrive courtesy of one of the world’s leading car companies.
Germany’s BMW Group joined the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC) in the driving seat on Wednesday, to hand out Intercultural Innovations Awards to 10 projects centered on fostering intercultural dialogue.
Ambitions of zero infections, zero deaths and zero stigma when it comes to AIDS cannot be achieved without addressing worrying trends seen with men.
That’s the view of Simon Bland, head of the UNAIDS office in New York, who says ending the epidemic by 2030 means getting men, who are less likely to access healthcare treatment, onboard with testing and prevention.
Governments now understand that their national migration policies cannot work unless they fit into an international model.
That’s the message from the UN Special Representative for International Migration, Louise Arbour.
Over the past year, she has been overseeing regional negotiations that will lead to the adoption of a Global Compact for Migration in 2018.
The agreement seeks to bring about safe, orderly and regular migration, in addition to addressing related challenges.
The UN plays a “dynamic” role as a “knowledge-broker” bringing together governments, experts and the private sector to help development in the southern hemisphere.
That’s according to Ahmed Hussein Ahmed, Regional Advisor for the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).
Family is assumed to be a protective structure, but this is not always the case.
That’s the view of Harry Cook, Data Management & Research Specialist for the UN Migration Agency (IOM) in Geneva, speaking in reference to new statistics that show child victims of human trafficking are often coerced by family members.
Space-based applications and technologies are helping the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to deliver its projects in a faster, more efficient and safer way, according to a senior official there.
Bruce McCarron, Director of UNDP’s Office of Operations, Legal and Technology Services, said one example is the use of satellite imagery to monitor reconstruction of buildings in Mali that were destroyed by extremists.
An increasing number of countries in the southern hemisphere are contributing to global humanitarian efforts, which the UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator considers an “encouraging” development.
Ursula Mueller is in Antalya, Turkey, this week for a global conference on how these nations are supporting each other: a process known as south-south cooperation.
Maoqi Li asked Ms Mueller about this partnership and about Turkey’s role in the response to the ongoing crisis in neighbouring Syria.
