World
2 US Senators Warn Trump Against Nuclear Deal With Saudis
Two U.S. senators are warning the Trump administration against a nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia, fearing it could set off a nuclear arms race in the volatile Middle East.
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Cities: a 'cause of and solution to' climate change
Melen, a slum area in the middle of Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé.
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UN and Red Cross chiefs appeal for end to use of explosive weapons in cities
Children fleeing the escalating violence in Idlib, Syria, take shelter in an overcrowded camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Atmeh, close to the Turkish border.
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UNICEF welcomes recent amendment of Indonesia’s Marriage Act
UNICEF welcomes the recent amendment of Indonesia’s Marriage Act (1974) which has raised the age that girls can be married with parental permission from 16 to 19 years to be in line with the age for boys, which is also 19. The age of marriage for both women and men without parental permission is 21.
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Ozone on track to heal completely in our lifetime, UN environment agency declares on World Day.
A September 2019 visualization of the ozone layer over the Antarctic pole. The purple and blue colors show areas of most ozone depletion.
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UN General Assembly: Here are the 5 big summits to watch for
Wide view of the General Assembly Hall at the opening of its seventy-third session, on 18 September 2018.
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Guterres calls for ‘maximum restraint’ following drone assault on key Saudi oil facility
A military guard sits in the former Assembly Hall of the Governor of Saada. Since the Yemen conflict escalated in 2015, much of the city's infrastructure has been destroyed
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Mozambique: Children living in storm-affected areas face worsening food insecurity and nutrition crisis six months after Cyclone Idai
Nearly 1 million people, including 160,000 children under five, in northern Mozambique are facing food shortages and a nutrition crisis, with conditions expected to worsen over the coming months – UNICEF said on Sep 14, 2019. The dire situation is a direct result of the devastation wrought by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, which struck central and northern Mozambique in March and April this year. The two storms brought widespread flooding, the destruction of almost 780,000 hectares (7,800 sq kms) of agriculture crops and the displacement of tens of thousands of families.
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UN Eases Arms Embargo on Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to ease the arms embargo on the Central African Republic, where the government signed a peace deal with 14 armed groups.
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World Bank, UNICEF call for solid steps to address child undernutrition in Vietnam
Child undernutrition remains a significant development challenge in Vietnam, representing a staggering yet avoidable loss to the nation’s human capital and economic growth potential.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020