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Nigeria: Awareness-raising radio show on perils and opportunities of migration, launched by UN agency

30 October 2018
Africa

A radio series was launched on Tuesday in Nigeria by the UN migration agency (IOM) to sensitize vulnerable people seeking to pursue economic opportunities abroad on the perils of irregular migration – migration done outside the regulated frameworks – and provide information on pathways to migrate legally and safely.

©FAO/Riccardo Gangale

Those who produce food are among world’s hungriest – UN rights expert

24 October 2018
Global

Agricultural workers have the hardest time accessing food for themselves, and are often excluded from national labour and social protection frameworks, a United Nations independent human rights expert said on Tuesday.

Photo: UPU

UN postal agency ‘regrets’ US withdrawal

18 October 2018
Global

The United Nations specialized agency which coordinates the global postal system, has expressed “regret” over the withdrawal by the United States from the world body’s membership.

UNFPA/Ollivier Girard

World population set to grow another 2.2 billion by 2050: UN survey

17 October 2018
Global

The world’s population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between now and 2050, the UN said on Wednesday, and more than half of that growth - 1.3 billion - is likely to be in sub-Saharan Africa, where women’s rights are hampered by limited access to healthcare and education, along with “entrenched gender discrimination”.

©FAO/Amos Gumulira

World Food Day: here’s what the UN is doing to fix ‘intolerable’ wrong of hunger

16 October 2018
Global

“In our world of plenty, one person in nine does not have enough to eat”, said United Nations chief António Guterres on Tuesday, marking World Food Day. With this year’s theme, “our actions are our future”, the UN and its partners, held events and launched information campaigns worldwide, to amplify one message: achieving zero hunger by 2030 is possible, provided we “join forces”.

UNDP Rwanda/Alice Kayibanda

Investing in rural women and girls, ‘essential’ for everyone’s future: UN chief

15 October 2018
Global

Marking International Day of Rural Women, on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on countries to ensure that women and girls living in rural areas can enioy their human rights as this would enable making “progress for all”.

World Bank/Mariana Ceratti

Overseas investment falling, developing countries largely unscathed: UN trade agency

15 October 2018

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has dropped 40 per cent year-on-year so far, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Monday, but the $470 million decline is happening mainly in wealthy, industrialized nations, especially in North America and Western Europe.

©FAO/Tamiru Legesse

Benefits of rural migration effect often overlooked, new UN report suggests

15 October 2018
Global

Agricultural policies should work to maximize the contributions of rural migration to economic and social development, while minimizing the costs, says a major new report released on Monday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre

UN resolution paves way for mass use of driverless cars

10 October 2018

A resolution to ensure the safe use of automated vehicles was passed at the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Global Forum on Road Traffic Safety in Geneva, on Wednesday.

WHO Yemen

Start nurturing your mental health ‘at an early age’ urges UN chief

10 October 2018
Global

Worldwide, it is estimated that one in five adolescents experience mental health challenges, though most remain underdiagnosed and undertreated. Marking Mental Health Day on Wednesday, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) is focusing on the psychological well-being of young people aged 10 to 14, to stave off conditions that can impact their lives deep into adulthood.