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 in Besmaya. For over a year, NATO has conducted training…
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. According to a UN report, the Government presented the proposal…
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 lifting of sieges on war-ravaged east Ghouta, where, earlier this…
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 envoy underscored that the ghastly practice is a violation of…
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 Conference of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) taking place…
59 Million Young People in Conflict Areas Are Illiterate: UNICEF
Nearly 3 in every 10 young people aged between 15 and 24 years old – 59 million – living in countries affected by conflict or disaster are illiterate, triple the…