UN chief warns unpaid dues near $1.6 billion, as budget cuts deepen
António Guterres told the Fifth Committee the UN is facing its most fragile cash position in years, despite sharp reductions…
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Record cocaine seizure in Haitian waters underlines country’s ‘pivotal’ trafficking role
Haiti is in the grip of a security crisis as gangs battle for control of territory in the capital and…
A decisive turning point: Setting global industry on a fairer, greener path towards economic growth
The world is inexorably becoming industrialised, raising the prospects of better jobs and livelihoods for many of the world’s poorest.…
Millions in Asia migrate out of necessity as jobs and services fall short
The office said people across the region are migrating “not by choice, but out of necessity,” driven by the systemic…
‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest
“First, we need to end the war. Then, we have to restart the factories,” says Basher Abdullah, advisor to Sudan’s…
Terrorism in Africa, a ‘growing global threat’
That’s according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres who told the Security Council on Monday that the growth in terrorist groups was…
Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth
For women like 38-year-old Farhiya from rural Beletweyne, the consequences can be devastating — a painful obstetric fistula, a hole…
Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking
Last year alone, more than 37,000 cultural objects – including archaeological artifacts, works of art, coins, and musical instruments –…
Paysend expands Visa partnership with new cross-border payments programme
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Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system
Most of those people died “as a result of lack of medical care, unsanitary cells, insufficient food, and limited access…