Goodwill ambassador has high hopes for African industrialization
The world is witnessing the beginning of the African industrialization “movement,” according to the Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
The world is witnessing the beginning of the African industrialization “movement,” according to the Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
The lack of aid for people in need around the world is depriving them of “hope and dignity” according to the co-chair of a UN panel looking at the issue of
A delegation from the UN Security Council is in Burundi this week in efforts to help bring an end to political turmoil that has killed hundreds of people since April 2015.
Benin authorities urged to tackle “inhumane” prison conditions
More than 120 humanitarian organizations and United Nations agencies have issued a joint appeal urging the world to unite and end the war in Syria.
Despite the destruction of yet another priceless heritage site in Iraq, cultural sites can be restored in the post-conflict era.
That’s the view of the UN Cultural agency’s emergency preparedness and response unit chief, Giovanni Boccardi.
Zika virus now in at least 18 countries in Latin America and Caribbean
Mothers were crucial to so-called “language nests” that brought spoken Hawaiian back from the brink of extinction.
That’s according to activist Amy Kalili, who has been part of the US state of Hawaii’s indigenous language movement since the 1990s.
Hopes are high for a peaceful vote next month in Niger, thanks to a strong tradition of holding “non-violent, credible” elections.
That’s the assessment of Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head of the UN Office for West Africa (ONUWA).
Methods for growing cereal that respects natural ecosystems is the focus of a new book from the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).