Tigray: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes
Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full access granted to independent investigators, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.
The appeal...
Vietnam can learn from COVID-19 crisis to address its environmental challenge
Vietnam is expected to grow by almost 3 percent in 2020 while the world economy is expected to contract at least by 4 percent...
Serbia Has Undertaken Critical Steps in Cybersecurity
Serbia performs well across many areas of cybersecurity capacity and has a strong understanding of existing gaps and opportunities for capacity building, according to...
Thailand: Higher productivity in manufacturing key to becoming high-income country
Higher productivity growth in Thailand will be a key source of stronger economic growth and better competitiveness, according to the Thailand Manufacturing Firm Productivity...
CAR: UN chief condemns escalating violence during election campaign
With a week to go until elections are scheduled to take place in the Central African Republic (CAR), the UN is concerned about an...
Fruits and vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world
The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting their vital role in human nutrition and food security,...
New pan-African trade deal could be the “anti-Brexit” and unleash continent’s economic potential
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), due to launch in January 2021, is likely to be a watershed for African regional and international agri-food...
Integral to societies, migrants are central to COVID-19 recovery
The UN marks International Migrants Day on Friday, highlighting their essential contribution to societies everywhere, and underlining migrants' central role in recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
In a message, Secretary-General...
Conflict, floods and COVID-19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger
Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of flooding on livelihoods, three UN agencies called on Friday...
COVID-19: Avoid ‘nationalistic footrace’ in choosing vaccines
As governments move to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, choosing these treatments should not be viewed as “some kind of nationalistic footrace”, with...