New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
Bulgaria’s UN Ambassador banged the gavel as President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the first time on Monday with a vow...
Choosing sufficiency for greater fulfillment and satisfaction
Our consumerist economy constantly prompts us to buy new things to find happiness, even when it's unsustainable. Sufficiency is a burgeoning idea that calls...
Libya: Human rights abuses, political stalemates, electoral delays mar progress
The overall situation in Libya remains “highly volatile”, Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs and peace operations, told the Security Council on Monday.
Despite...
How students impacted the US Civil Rights Movement?
The US entered a new era with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks inspired thousands of college students....
Hunger still rising across East Africa
Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food...
WEF, IDB and Mexican Government Launch Gender Parity Accelerator in Mexico
The Mexican Economy and Tourism secretariats, with support of the World Economic Forum and Inter-American Development (IDB), launched today a Gender Parity Initiative in...
Moving people’s mindsets in the matter of migration
Data scientists and social scientists are examining the perceptions and expectations of migrants to the EU, as well as the attitudes of Europeans towards...
Respect for fundamental rights key to peaceful elections in Kenya
Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on authorities and political candidates standing in next month’s general election to foster an enabling civic space to...
Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest
Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation...
More than 2M Food Insecure Sudanese to Benefit from a New Emergency Safety Net Project
The pause of disbursements by the World Bank in all of its operations to Government of Sudan as of October 25, 2021 remains in...