UN chief demands global action to end racism against people of African descent
In December 2013, the UN General Assembly declared the International Decade for People of African Descent to address issues of recognition,…
Month: August 2024
Guterres highlights Timor-Leste’s ‘growing international influence’
António Guterres is there to take part in celebrations to mark 25 years on Friday since the country’s vote for…
Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high’, WHO finds
This is putting young people at greater risk of sexually transmitted infections, unsafe abortions and unplanned pregnancies. The new data…
Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’
Afghanistan is currently the only country in the world where secondary and higher education is strictly forbidden to women and…
Stories from the UN Archive: Tumbling for peace and development
The UN uses that universality to unite individuals and groups through supporting sport for development efforts, participating in events from…
Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
Indigenous Peoples represent around six per cent of the world’s population, and their knowledge and traditions are believed to help…
Guinea: Senior UN officials welcome verdict in 2009 stadium massacre trial
On Wednesday, a court in Conakry found former President Moussa Dadis Camara and several other military leaders guilty of crimes…