World
Sharp escalation in fighting across Yemen risks spiralling out of control

A one-and-a-half year-old girl is treated for malnutrition at a hospital in Yemen.
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Adapting to climate change ‘happening worldwide’, essential
The impacts of climate change are already “very visible” and “happening worldwide”, the head of the UN weather agency told the start of the 55th Session of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which convened on Monday.
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World Pulses Day empowers youth, for sustainable ‘agrifood’ systems

A variety of pulses on display in a market in Cairo, Egypt.
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Severe drought threatens 13 million with hunger in Horn of Africa

Somali women and children stand outside temporary tents in the Dagahaley refugee camp near the Kenya-Somalia border.
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Cyberbullying a top concern on Safer Internet Day

Two children play outside while their parents participate in a workshop about online security and positive parenting practices in Guatemala.
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In an anxious world, time to redefine progress: new UN report

People wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quiapo in the Philippines.
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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots
 A young woman carries water in a camp for displaced people in Tillaberi region, Niger.
A young woman carries water in a camp for displaced people in Tillaberi region, Niger.
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WFP and Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office partner on research to support vulnerable families
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office (KRSO) signed a new agreement on research into food security, to support informed decision-making on efforts to support vulnerable families in the Kurdistan Region.
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UN chief calls for Olympic Truce to build ‘culture of peace’ through sport

Beijing 2022 - Handover Ceremony of the Olympic Flame in Athens, Greece.
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Nearly 850 children at immediate risk as violence continues in northeast Syria
“Intensifying violence in the city of Al Hasakah, related to the “Ghwayran” prison break attempt last Thursday, has put at serious risk the safety of nearly 850 children who are in detention. Some are as young as 12 years old. According to reports, more than 100 people were killed, and thousands were displaced in the ongoing violence.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

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

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

