Tag: United Nations

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS), a key governing body for world food security and eradicating hunger, has just ...

The fight between US President Trump and French President Macron at the United Nations General Assembly hit headlines around the ...

Over 50 million children, unaccompanied and separated, are on the move: A must be priority for the international community Fifty ...

Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a critical violation of human rights. This terrible practice is an offence ...

No matter where we live in, gender equality is a fundamental human right and a key element to advance in ...

We have reached a milestone with SDG 16, which aims to “promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide ...

On a recent visit to Iraq, I saw a tale of two countries: one of progress, and one of destruction. ...

April 2017 marked one year since the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2282 (2016) and General Assembly resolution 70/262. These ...

Drones have a big role to play in the development of emerging economies. However, rampant misconceptions and misunderstandings of what ...

EDITOR’S NOTE:  THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY UN WOMEN AS PART OF THE SERIES “FROM WHERE I STAND”, WHICH CAPTURES PEOPLES STORIES ...

EDITOR’S NOTE:  THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY UN WOMEN AS PART OF THE SERIES “FROM WHERE I STAND”, WHICH CAPTURES PEOPLES STORIES ...

EDITOR’S NOTE:  THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY LAKSHMI PURI, UN ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL AND UN WOMEN DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IT IS PART OF A ...