World
Rising Birthrates Not Enough to Replenish EU Population
More babies are being born across the European Union but not enough to replenish the population naturally, the bloc's statistics agency said Wednesday.
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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Secretary General concerned about tensions in Kosovo
In light of the 26 March events in northern Kosovo and subsequent developments, the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office and the OSCE Secretary General call on all sides to refrain from provocations and re-engage in constructive dialogue.
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US, Canada Differ on Quick NAFTA Resolution
The Trump administration is hopeful it can reach a deal on a new North American Free Trade Agreement before the July 1 presidential election in Mexico and U.S. midterm congressional elections in November.
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‘When weapons speak, civilians pay the price,’ says UN aid chief as Syria war grinds on

Devastation in the city of Homs, eastern Syria. According to estimates, about 33 per cent of housing across the country have been destroyed in the conflict.
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UN allocates $9 million to help thousands of people displaced in north-east Nigeria

The United Nations-managed Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) supports, amomg others, women livelihoods projects like this one, in Mafa, Borno state.
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In Yemen, children’s education devastated after three years of escalating conflict

A student stands in the ruins of one of his former classrooms, which was destroyed in June 2015, at the Aal Okab school in Saada, Saada Governorate, Yemen, Monday 24 April 2017.
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham visits Indonesia to meet children tackling violence and bullying in the classroom

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham travelled to Indonesia to see how 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund is helping UNICEF to target bullying and peer violence that can keep children, especially girls, away from school.
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Trump to End Deportation Protection for Liberians in the US
The Trump administration is ending a program that allows citizens of Liberia living in the United States to avoid deportation.
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UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner calls for improved access to pensions for the internally displaced and other rights

UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Mr. George Okoth-Obbo visits Maiorsk checkpoint.
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Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the Second Amendment to be repealed, citing the protests in response to the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, as an impetus for the change.
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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

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

