Algeria elects women legislators in record numbers
Algeria has become the first and only country in the Arab world to have more than 30 per cent of its parliamentary seats held by women, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). IPU…
15 May 2012 / Listen /Global Compact brings business leaders together ahead of Rio +20
Just ahead of the Rio+20 conference in June, business leaders will be meeting to discuss how they can add…
16 May 2012 / Listen /Sub-Saharan Africa can only grow if it solves hunger crisis – UNDP
Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain its present economic resurgence unless it eliminates the hunger that affects nearly a quarter of…
15 May 2012 / Listen /UN independent expert calls for human rights approach to address Mexico drug problem
Nearly 50,000 people in Mexico have been killed over the past six years, victims of the drug violence in…
15 May 2012 / Listen /A "born artist" celebrates her Haitian heritage at UN concert honouring slave trade victims
Singer Rachelle Jeanty performs in a myriad of styles, from pop to jazz, and she has worked with artists…
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