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Smashing stereotypes: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
It is time to support and invest in women and girls who want to pursue careers in scientific research, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres...
Well-planned and managed cities can drive sustainable development
The head of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) said on Wednesday that a week-long conference on sustainable urban development that kicked off Wednesday...
Assessing failures of “Humanitarian Intervention”: Finding a “non-traditional”approach
Within the context of traditional theory of international relations humanitarian intervention is referred as “intervention-from-above”, highlighting the “tactics of intervention” by various states, international...
Development indicators trending downward for world’s poorest countries
The least developed countries (LDCs) – nations categorized as requiring special attention from the international community – will fall short of goals set out...
Environmental Peacebuilding Researchers Receive Prestigious Al-Moumin Award
Shared environmental interests and cooperative action can be used to build trust, establish shared identities, and transform conflict into peace. Fifteen years ago, Ken...
World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020
The world’s least developed countries are narrowing ‘digital divide,’ and with millions of people now taking advantage of smart phones and other digital devices,...
Unemployment to remain high, quality jobs harder to find in 2018
While the global economy has kept up modest growth, the total number of unemployed people will likely remain high in 2018 – at above...
UN flag no longer offers ‘natural’ protection to peacekeepers
The United Nations should change the way it does business in high-security risk peacekeeping operations, as the UN flag no longer offers ‘natural’ protection...
World cannot stand idle as millions in DR Congo ‘suffer in silence’
The dramatic deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic over the past year has been further complicated by recent floods and health...
Violence against Healthcare: Social and Humanitarian Implications
Historically, medical treatment during conflict has not been taken for granted as it is nowadays. For instance, in the 16th century, soldiers were not...