Migration in cities: New report examines the challenges and how to address them
The World Economic Forum has released its new report on Migration and Cities covering the different types and causes of migration...
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WFP mobilizes grant from the Green Climate Fund to protect farmers from climate change
The project is designed to improve the food and income security of some 45,000 vulnerable farming households in the regions of Kaffrine, Kolda, Tambacounda, Fatick and Kaolack...
The UN and Kuwait’s meeting to possibly strengthen their bilateral relationship
The UN Secretary-General expressed his support for the country’s mediation efforts in the current Gulf crisis...
UN and global leaders to implement Paris Agreement on climate change
António Guterres said that the commitments under the Paris Agreement are still insufficient to limit global temperature...
General Assembly adopts work programme, agenda for seventy-second session
Included item on responsibility to protect...
Secretary-General appoints Peter Thomson of Fiji as Special Envoy for Ocean
Will lead the United Nations advocacy and public outreach efforts inside and outside of the United Nations system...
UN Secretary-General voices concern over reported Myanmar security excesses
Urges to stay calm and restraint to evade any humanitarian catastrophe...
A post-2015 agenda for Asia
Asia has been enormously successful in achieving fast economic growth. But continued progress calls for an integrated stance against rising natural and social vulnerabilities. Author :Thomas, Vinod The writer is Director-General of Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank, and former director-general and senior vice president of the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group and chief...