Afghanistan: UN repeats call for Taliban to allow girls full access to school
Marking one year since Afghanistan’s de facto rulers decreed that girls should be excluded from high school, UN chief António Guterres has urged the...
Pakistan floods: Six month wait for water to recede, warn relief agencies
Millions of people in Pakistan are still deeply affected by catastrophic flooding which “is not going anywhere”, UN relief agencies said on Tuesday.
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UN spotlights transformational potential of family farming for world food supply
A Global Forum highlighting the UN’s Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) got underway on Monday, aimed at identifying priority policies to boost support for...
Education transformation needed for ‘inclusive, just and peaceful world’
Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres’ “guide and touchstone,” he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that it...
Microalgae promise abundant healthy food and feed in any environment
By Sofia Strodt
Feeding a growing world population that will reach 9.8 billion by 2050, according to United Nations forecasts, and the need to conserve...
Job Ideas for Students during the Holiday Season
Student budgets are always tight, which is one thing many have in common. Some children receive an allowance from their parents, while others choose...
Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever
On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour (ILO) Organization said on Sunday, International Equal Pay...
Financing education, imperative for ‘peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’
Education systems around the world need “more, not less money” the UN chief told journalists on Saturday during a joint press stakeout on the...
Guterres: ‘Global addiction to fossil fuels’ must end and a ‘renewables revolution’ jumpstarted
Achieving a just and equitable energy transition is “one of the biggest challenges facing our world,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Global Compact Board meeting...
Transforming Education, Transforming The World
Statement by Education Cannot Wait Director Yasmine Sherif for the Transforming Education Summit
Leaders from across the world are uniting at the UN Secretary-General’s Transforming...