UN News Daily Guide: more major speeches, migration and human rights, beating TB
On the occasion of the 73rd General Assembly, the UN is hosting a plethora of events with some of the...
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UN Chief joins world leaders in calling for greater investment in Africa’s young people
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday joined world leaders in calling for greater investment in jobs for young people...
‘Surge in financing’ needed to transform the world: UN chief
A “surge in financing and investments” is needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations plan of action agreed...
Private business must be a ‘driving force’ for securing peace, curbing climate change: Guterres
The rate of sustainable development is “too slow” and private business has a major role to play in speeding it...
Globally, youth are the largest poverty-stricken group, says new UN report
Half of all people living in poverty are younger than 18 years old, according to estimates from a new report...
6 things to know about the General Assembly as UN heads into high level week
Every year, in September, global leaders and change-makers gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York for two weeks, to...
UN News Daily Guide: debate continues, ‘soft power’ for peace, protecting minorities and the press
On the occasion of the 73rd General Assembly, the UN is hosting a plethora of events with some of the...
‘Time for important decisions,’ head of UN in Afghanistan tells Security Council
With parliamentary elections one month away and a major ministerial conference planned for November in Geneva, the United Nation’s Special...
Human rights ‘success stories’ shared at the UN to serve as example, and inspire others
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is 70 this year and since then, it’s helped improve the rights of...
Sustainable farming, ‘key’ to world free of hunger, malnutrition, says UN agriculture chief
There will be “no sustainable future without eradicating poverty and hunger,” the United Nations agriculture agency chief spelled out on...