Space applications related to telecommunications and global navigation can play a vital role in supporting disaster risk reduction, response and recovery efforts, a senior United Nations official said today at the UN forum on space as a socio-economic driver for sustainable development under way in Dubai. The High-Level Forum on Space as a Driver for […]
The extent to which violence is embedded in society means that uprooting it is everyone’s job, senior United Nations official said today, lamenting that violence against women and girls continue to be a low priority on the international development agenda and urging more action – and more funding – to end the pandemic of such […]
Highlighting the plight of millions of children around the world, the head of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on everyone to recommit themselves to protect the rights of every child. “When we protect their rights, we are not only preventing their suffering. We are not only safeguarding their lives. We are protecting our […]
As the United Nations Climate Conference, known as COP 22, continued its work today in Marrakech, Morocco, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged greater efforts to mobilize funding to address climate change, especially to support developing countries. “Finance and investment hold the key to achieving low-emissions and resilient societies,” Mr. Ban said in remarks read by his […]
Ten days after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change, world leaders showed strong support for the implementation of this agreement at the opening of the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, (COP 22) today. “Countries have strongly supported the Agreement because they realize their own […]
A UNICEF-led multi-agency humanitarian convoy with emergency supplies for 15,000 children was the first to enter the Iraqi city of Mosul, while the International Organization for Migration (IOM) continues tracking displaced population movement and constructing emergency sites.