Malala Yousafzai Designated Youngest UN Messenger of Peace
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres designated Monday children’s rights activist and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai as a UN Messenger of…
200,000 Children Need Urgent Support in Eastern Ukraine: UNICEF
More than 200,000 children – or 1 in 4 – in the two regions most severely affected by the ongoing…
UN Security Council Decides to Protect Heritage from Terrorists
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova addressed Friday’s public briefing of the United Nations Security Council on “Maintenance of international peace and…
Pranab Mukherjee Unveils Universities of the Future
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurated an international conference on the theme of “Universities of the Future: Knowledge, Innovation…
Corruption Increasing in Asia Pacific Region: Transparency Survey
As part of a regional series for the Global Corruption Barometer, anti-corruption organization Transparency International spoke to nearly 22,000 people…
More Than 1 Million Children Affected by Drought in Kenya
The onset of a severe drought in 2016 has hit arid and semi-arid regions in Kenya, affecting over 2.7 million…