SDGs

A village bank in Takeo province, Cambodia. Photo: Brett Matthews
Brett Matthews

Thursday’s Daily Brief: ambulance attack in Libya, #GlobalGoals defenders, human rights in Cambodia, Swine Fever

9 May 2019
SDGs

On Thursday, we cover: a tragic attack against an ambulance in Libya; six new advocates for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals; a call for a change in political culture in Cambodia; and how Swine Fever in China is affecting global food prices.

Festival SDG in Action, in Bonn, Germany.
SDG Action Campaign

Thursday’s Daily Brief: Press Freedom Day, Tuna Day, cultural dialogue, #GlobalGoals awards, updates on Syria, Somalia, Mali

2 May 2019
Humanitarian Aid

This Thursday, top stories include: the celebrations of World Press Freedom Day and World Tuna Day, events for inter-cultural dialogue in Azerbaijan and for Global Goals action in Germany, and updates from Syria, Somalia and Mali.

Peer mediators simulate a case of bullying at Branko Radicevic School in Mitrovica North, on May 30, 2018. Snezana Dzogovic, 16, (right) experienced bullying when she was 11. Since being supported by the UNICEF supported Domovik NGO, she has grown to be active as a mediator.
© UNICEF/Anush Babajanyan VII Photo

Bullying: Protection for children is a ‘fundamental human right’ says top UN advocate

8 October 2018
Human Rights

Around 130 million, or one-in-three children worldwide, experience some form of bullying, the United Nations stated on Monday, in its latest report on how children can be better-protected. This form of violence has long-lasting and direct consequences for their health, school performance and overall well-being.

Child drinks water from a water-pipe. (file)
Imal Hashemi/Taimani Films/World Bank

UN-World Bank panel calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in water management

14 March 2018
Climate and Environment

With 700 million people worldwide at risk of being displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030, water infrastructure investment must be at least doubled over the next five years, a panel set up by the United Nations and the World Bank recommended on Wednesday.