Relentless crisis in Haiti: One in eight children internally displaced
The latest data reveals that over 500,000 children have been forced from their homes – a shocking 48 per cent…
Tag: Inequality
Guterres highlights ‘hope through action’ for 2025, amid continuing turmoil
In his traditional new year address to the General Assembly setting out his key priorities for the global organization, the…
New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens
At the beginning of each year, UNICEF looks ahead to the risks that children are likely to face and suggests…
Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns
The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2025 report shows that despite withstanding a series of mutually reinforcing shocks, global economic growth…
UN chief hails ‘peacemaker, human rights champion’, former President Jimmy Carter
The Democratic Party icon lived longer than any president in US history, serving one term between 1977 and 1981, going…
Human toll of senseless conflict ‘is incalculable’, says Türk
As the world prepares to mark Human Rights Day 2024, Mr. Türk reflected on “a time when human rights are…
Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency
“If this trend is confirmed, it will be the largest gain in more than 15 years… however, this positive trend…
Beloved comic strip character Mafalda realizes her dream of being a UN interpreter
Mafalda, the inquisitive and sharp-witted creation of the late humorist Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, known as Quino, also fulfilled a…
New UN relief chief takes office
Mr. Fletcher, a former UK Ambassador and policy adviser to three British Prime Ministers, was appointed UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian…
‘It all starts at home’: global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban development
The Forum is convened biennially by the UN Human Settlements Programme, known as UN-Habitat. This year marks the first time…