UN Expert to Help Ghana Address Extreme Poverty
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, will visit Ghana from 9 to 18 April
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Middle East and Africa
Middle East and Africa
NATO to Launch New Security Training Mission in Iraq
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg began an official visit to Iraq on Monday, paying a visit to NATO’s training facilities
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Afghan Government to Hold Peace Talks with Taliban
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday welcomed the Government’s renewed call for unconditional peace talks with the Taliban.
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UN Security Council Votes in Favor of 30-Day Ceasefire in Syria
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday in favor of a 30-day ceasefire in Syria. It demanded immediate
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Female Genital Mutilation Is a Violation of Human Rights
Speaking a day ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations youth
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Education Financing Conference Takes Place in Dakar
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, is in Senegal from 1 to 3 February on the occasion of the Financing
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