Rohingya Crisis Needs World’s Support
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres came to Bangladesh to see firsthand the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis.
Before...
Rising sea-levels: How to stop a city from sinking
When William Buco, father of five, moved to Dar-es-Salaam thirty years ago the coastline was unrecognizable to today. He could sit on the beaches...
Talking about Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors: A cultural and Social Taboo in Afghanistan
In June 2018, Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (2018) published its latest survey entitled "Transition to Adulthood; Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors of Youth in...
WEF Teams up with Cities in Michigan and Ontario for Seamless Integrated Mobility
The World Economic Forum in partnership with Deloitte announced today a collaboration with the cities of Detroit and Ann Arbor in Michigan, USA, and...
Sustainable cities, Artificial Intelligence and the digital transformation of industry
The Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS) – a joint initiative between the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)...
New book honours UN women who made HERstory
Raising awareness of women’s contributions is critical to correcting historical imbalances that have undervalued their presence, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Wednesday.
António Guterres...
The true cost of violence against women and girls
Seychelles loses over USD 65 million each year to violence against women and girls (VAWG). That’s according to a new report to be launched...
Women’s rights face global pushback from conservativism, fundamentalism
Women’s rights are under threat from a “backlash” of conservatism and fundamentalism around the world, a United Nation panel warned on Friday.
“Alarming pushbacks have...
How Islam can represent a model for environmental stewardship
The world, not just the UN, is waking up to the power of faith-based organizations (FBOs). How can Islam, and other faiths, contribute to...
Greening Vietnam’s tea industry
How sustainable farming is turning the tables for Vietnamese tea growers
The act of drinking tea is a key part of many of Vietnam’s social...