The world needs the continued moral leadership of the people of Hiroshima, the top United Nations disarmament official said on Monday,...

IMO regulations to reduce sulphur oxides (SOx) emissions from ships first came into force in 2005, under Annex VI of the International...

Find out how Ebola is transmitted, who is at risk of infections, what needs to be done to stop the chain of transmission and to stop an...

On 25 July 2018, the Ambassador of Togo to UNESCO, Sankardja Laré-Sambiani, met the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, to...

The fashion industry is valued upward of 2.5 trillion dollars, and employs some 75 million people globally – so it makes good sense to...

This nondescript warehouse on the outskirts of Denver offers a creepy, deeply macabre view into both the human psyche and the...

A deadly attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in Yemen in the key port city of Hudaydah has put hundreds of thousands of...

The UN Statistics Division and the World Bank launched  a new guide to help nations worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income...

Today, more than 29 per cent of the world’s youth – 346 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 – are not connected to the internet....

From protecting civilians, disarming ex-combatants and helping countries transition from conflict to peace, Indian men and women in...

Three youth activists from India, Kenya and Sierra Leone on Friday delivered a petition signed by 1.5 million of their peers to the...

Through women’s cooperatives, a joint UN programme provides training in agricultural techniques, improved seeds and time-saving...

The idea of adding sensors to household appliances and connecting them to the internet has become quite popular. By collecting and...

Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a...

Protecting mangroves, tropical rainforests and other biodiversity hotspots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...

Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group | Aspirations are rising as never before across the world, thanks in large part to smartphones...

“We believe that what we need going forward is to strengthen ambition, strengthen action and strengthen cooperation,” said Adnan Amin,...

Small and sustainable: “Tiny houses” could revolutionize the way we think about housing around the world, as building materials become...

Progress has been made, but 'not at a sufficient speed to realize the SDGs': UN ECOSOC President. Dr. Dominic Dixon, Executive Director...

Dr. Dominic Dixon, Executive Director of UNADAP welcomes such a historic decision that helps to better manage international migration,...