2016
February 9, 2016
This must be ‘year of traction’ to propel 2030 development Agenda, says UN chief – Just as 2015 was a year of “global action” with the adoption […]
February 9, 2016
Unprecedented food crisis looms over strife-torn South Sudan, UN agencies warn – South Sudan faces unprecedented levels of food insecurity, with 2.8 million people, nearly 25 per […]
February 9, 2016
Special UN event mobilizes action towards ending female genital mutilation within 15 years – Marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), […]
February 8, 2016
Sanusi attacks Nigeria’s exchange rate policy – Nigeria’s respected former central bank chief has said that exchange rate policies backed by President Muhammadu Buahri are doomed to […]
February 8, 2016
Cleaner coal technology provides more efficient and accessible power generation in Asia – Out of the 1.3 billion people living without access to electricity globally, 700 million […]
February 8, 2016
UN agencies mobilize to support Government response after Benin confirms cases of Lassa fever – After the identification of four cases of Lassa fever in Benin, the […]
February 8, 2016
‘Violence must stop now,’ says UN expert as fresh fighting displaces thousands in North Darfur – Warning that, in the last two weeks, a new escalation of […]
February 8, 2016
Migration and multilateralism will be hallmarks of 2016, says senior UN official The world is facing a political, economic, moral and social crisis as governments and […]
February 8, 2016
Senior UN officials urge elimination of ‘violent practice’ of female genital mutilation by 2030 The most senior United Nations officials are urging the world to eliminate […]