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Managing traffic in central Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
World Bank/Dave Lawrence

Young people are more prone to fall victim to road accidents

20 November 2016
General News

Young people are more prone to fall victim to road accidents than adults according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Geoffrey Prewitt.
UN Photo/Pierre Marc Rene

Volunteering should be “open to all”

1 November 2016
General News

Volunteerism is a basic form of “social expression” and should be open to anyone who wants to contribute to the social good.

That’s according to Geoffrey Prewitt, the Chief of Development Programming at UN Volunteers (UNV).

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A group of girls from Diai, a village near Toulépleu, Côte d'Ivoire.
UN Photo/Abdul Fatai Adegboye

“Girls matter” to sustainability and growth of the whole world

11 July 2016
General News

Vulnerable girls in their early teens are the Sustainable Development Goal, or “SDG generation”, whose well-being should be the standard by which we judge the success of the ambitious 2030 Goals.

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UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

‘Bold and decisive’ action needed for Africa’s future, UN deputy chief tells Member States

20 April 2016
The United Nations and African countries are working as one to support the continent’s people in realizing their hopes and aspirations for peace and development, which will require “bold and decisive” action, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said today at a special event on the continent’s future.