Progress in developing countries is helping them gain competitiveness in the global marketplace and opening up new opportunities for economic growth. Digital services exports from developing countries surpass […]
Secretary-General’s Special Representative: Region on Fire, but Iraq Has Made Progress in Ensuring Stability and Security
A view of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. Secretary-General’s Special Representative: The Region is on Fire, but Iraq Has Made Progress in Ensuring Stability and Security Peace and […]
UNESCO creates virtual museum of stolen cultural property
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tyre, Lebanon. UNESCO to Launch Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Property Culture and Education UNESCO has announced the launch of a virtual museum […]
Middle East: Syrians flee their homes en masse amid escalation, refugees return to Lebanon
Aleppo, December 2024. Middle East: Syrians flee their homes en masse amid escalation, refugees return to Lebanon Peace and Security More than 280,000 people have been forced to […]
FAO: Food prices rose in November
The world cereal price index fell 2.7 percent, down eight percent from a year earlier. FAO: Food prices rose in November Economic developments The world food price index […]
Volker Türk: War on drugs has suffered a ‘complete and final collapse’
Opium poppy field in Myanmar. Volker Türk: War on drugs has suffered a “complete and final collapse” Human Rights The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called […]
UNICEF: Almost $10 billion needed to help young people in hot spots in 2025
In 2024, more than 57.5 million children will be born in countries affected by armed conflict or other humanitarian crises. UNICEF: almost $10 billion will be needed to […]
Women and girls suffer first in any crisis, UN calls for support
Women at a UNFPA-supported mobile clinic in Port-au-Prince. Women and girls are the first to suffer in any crisis, the UN calls for support Women The year 2024 […]
WHO: 20 percent of families in Europe and Central Asia cannot afford health care
Millions of people in Europe and Central Asia face financial difficulties paying for medicines, medical products such as hearing aids, and dental care. WHO: 20 percent of households […]
WHO approves new ‘revolutionary’ tuberculosis test
A child receives treatment for malnutrition and pulmonary tuberculosis in Afghanistan. WHO approves ‘revolutionary’ new TB test Health The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a potentially “revolutionary” […]