Former refugee leads fight against global resettlement crisis
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Former refugee leads fight against global resettlement crisis Refugees and migrants Barham Salih has spent much…
UN report: Global water crisis worsened by gender inequality
Women and girls are often responsible for collecting water, especially in rural areas. UN report: Global water crisis worsened by gender inequality Women Despite the progress made in recent decades,…
Forests are more than a resource: How Belarus protects its vital ecosystem
A forest fire in Belarus. Forests are more than a resource: How Belarus protects its vital ecosystem By Evgeniya Kleshcheva Climate and Environment Forests cover more than 40 per cent…
The UN housing development which challenged 1940s’ segregated United States
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Happiness as a development goal: what science says and why it matters
Happiness is not an innate quality or an accident that cannot be influenced. Happiness as a development goal: what science says and why it matters Culture and education What does…
A former refugee takes on a world in flight
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, visits displaced families at a transit center in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. A former refugee takes on a world in flight By Fabrice Robinet Migrants…
MIDDLE EAST LIVE March 20: Energy shocks deepen as strikes hit infrastructure
Smoke rises above the Iranian capital, Tehran. MIDDLE EAST LIVE March 20: Energy shocks deepen as strikes hit infrastructure Peace and Security The crisis in the Middle East continues, with…
Strait of Hormuz: International Maritime Organization Council calls for humanitarian mechanism to resolve crisis
The council called for an immediate end to all attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf. Strait of Hormuz: International Maritime Organization Council calls for humanitarian mechanism to resolve crisis…
Middle East: more and more people need humanitarian assistance
Internally displaced people in Lebanon spend the night in tents on the street. Middle East: more and more people need humanitarian assistance Peace and security Heavy airstrikes that have continued…
Middle East war shockwaves ripple through Asia-Pacific fuel and supply chains
Auto-rickshaws (tuk-tuks) wait in a long queue to fill fuel at a petrol station in Sri Lanka. (file photo) Middle East war shockwaves ripple through Asia-Pacific fuel and supply chains…