World
European States urged to do more to protect and support child refugees and migrants
A Syrian family from Idlib recently arrived on the Greek island of Lesvos and living in an olive grove next to Moria reception centre.
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Conflict, violence in Burkina Faso displaces nearly half a million people
A family displaced by violence within Burkina Faso finds shelter with relatives in Dori, May 2019.
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Watershed moment as countries step forward to tackle global statelessness
Two stateless Shona sisters wait to register for citizenship certificates at the District Commissioner’s office in Kinoo on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, June 2019.
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Rural women a ‘powerful force’ for global climate action: UN Secretary-General
Women forest conservation workers in the northern Bolivian Amazon.
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Protests Erupt After Spain Sentences Catalan Separatists Leaders
Thousands of protesters in Catalonia took to the streets Monday and blocked Barcelona's El Prat airport after Spain's Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to lengthy prison terms for their attempt to declare independence from Spain in 2017.
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Police, Journalists Held by Ecuador Protesters
The weeklong protests in Ecuador took an alarming turn Thursday when indigenous protesters took several police officers hostage and paraded them before an angry crowd in the capital Quito.
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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF
In 2019, a girl eats lunch in the Hanaq Chuquibamba community in Peru.
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Nearly 70,000 children displaced as violence escalates in northeast Syria
On 11 October 2019 in the Syrian Arab Republic, a woman holds a child as families displaced from Ras Al-ain arrive in Tal Tamer, 75km southeast Ras of Al-ain, having fled escalating violence.
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After this year’s Climate Action Summit, what happens next?
The Chullpia community in Peru has developed floating solar panels to provide electricity for irrigation projects.
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Reducing disaster risk is a good investment, and ‘the right thing to do’, says Guterres
There is a strong economic case for climate resilience and reducing the risk of disasters, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which falls on Sunday.
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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