40% of the World’s People Affected by Water Scarcity: Report
A panel of 11 Heads of State and a Special Advisor has released a report: Making Every Drop Count: An Agenda for Water Action. It calls for a fundamental shift…
Criminal Court to Probe Situations in Philippines and Venezuela
A prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mrs Fatou Bensouda, said Thursday that she has decided to open a preliminary examination into the situations in the Philippines and Venezuela,…
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…
UN Agency Seeks $800 Million Aid for Palestine Refugees
Facing an acute funding shortage, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees is seeking more than $800 million for its emergency programmes for Syria and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The…
Oscars Nominations for 2018 Awards Event Announced
Actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish and actor-director Andy Serkis, joined by Academy President John Bailey, announced the 90th Academy Awards nominations Tuesday live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global…