UNHCR recommends the end of refugee status for Ivorians by June
Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, recommended on Thursday that countries hosting Ivorians end their...
BTS and UNICEF celebrate 4 years of the ‘Love Myself’ campaign to promote child self-esteem
Since 2017, a campaign by South Korean superstars BTS, and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reached almost every country in the world with...
Japan, Hitachi and UNIDO to train construction equipment operators in Zambia
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Government of Japan, the Government of Zambia, and Hitachi Construction Machinery company are joining forces to...
Lorenzo Natali Media prize 2021: Winners announced
The European Commission announced the three winners of the 2021 ‘Lorenzo Natali' Media prize: Pari Saikia, for her work on the plight of the...
Education a powerful tool to counter hate speech
Growing polarization and intolerance are fuelling a rise in hate speech worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in remarks to the opening of an online forum to counter this “global...
Strengthening Africa’s pharmaceutical industry: learning the lessons from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted Africa´s vulnerability due to its reliance on imports for most vaccines, medicines and other health product needs. The United...
Urgent international response needed in Myanmar
An “urgent” international response is needed to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a “catastrophe” in the heart of Southeast Asia and beyond,...
The urgent need to restore Africa’s degraded landscape
The first-ever stocktake of Africa’s forests and landscapes, which was released on Wednesday finds slow progress in repairing Africa’s degraded lands and urges ramped...
Yemeni humanitarian organization wins Nansen Refugee Award
The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, a Yemeni humanitarian organization that has supported tens of thousands of people caught up in the country’s conflict, is the winner of the...
Guinea: Justice for 2009 massacre must be at heart of political transition
The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea to abide by their commitment towards impartial and independent...