The Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) remains one of the biggest perpetrators of violations against children according to a new United Nations report. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's first report to the Security Council on the situation of children affected by the LRA says that at least 591 children including 268 girls [...]
The countdown has begun for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development known as Rio+20. More than 50,000 people, including 135 heads of state, are expected to attend the forum in Brazil this month. Maoqi Li spoke to Sha Zukang, the senior UN official who is serving as the Secretary-General of the conference. Mr. Sha [...]
The amount of garbage generated by cities worldwide will outpace the rate of urbanization over the next 13 years, according to the World Bank. In a new report released Wednesday, the bank says improving solid waste management is becoming an urgent global issue. Some cities in developing countries already spend as much as 50 percent [...]
The UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan will brief the Security Council and the General Assembly on Syria, Thursday. The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser has expressed his disappointment over the lack of progress in ending the violence in the country. He says while the General Assembly supports Mr. Annan and [...]
With the UN Conference on Sustainable Development known as Rio+20 just 14 days away, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Member States to show leadership. He says while negotiations are still underway for an agreement on the final text, he expects it to be finished before the conference from 20 to 22 June. Mr. Ban says Rio+20 [...]
Sustainability targets can only be met through rapid scaling-up of successful policies, according to a report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday. The Global Environment Outlook known as GEO 5 reviews the state, trends and outlook of the global environment. The reports finds that urbanization, consumption and population growth are set [...]
Gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted disease is becoming a serious threat to health as available anti-biotics to treat it are no longer effective. This warning has come from the World Health Organization (WHO) in a report released on Wednesday. WHO says that millions of people with gonorrhoea may be at risk of running out of treatment [...]
The head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) says the world economy can be turned around, but it will take a concerted effort that focuses not just on finance, but society as well. ILO Director-General Juan Somavia told International Labour Conference in Geneva on Wednesday that the lingering financial crisis and feeble recovery is one [...]
There is now a new way to track progress made on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). At the United Nations Tuesday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the Integrated Implementation Framework or IIF, which is a UN initiative to record and monitor commitments made by the international community towards achieving the MDGs. Mr. Ban called the IIF [...]
A cultural event featuring the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra is taking place in the UN General Assembly Hall on Wednesday evening. The concert has a dual purpose – it celebrates the 66th session of the General Assembly and it honours the work of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. General Assembly President Nassir [...]
The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra is giving a special performance at the United Nations to celebrate the 66th Presidency of the General Assembly and in support of UN Women. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, the President of the General Assembly says the concert is one way of raising awareness of the work of the UN Trust Fund to [...]
Gonorrhoea is becoming a major threat to public health worldwide as the only available antibiotic for the treatment of the disease is no longer effective. The World Health Organization(WHO) says several countries, including Australia, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom are reporting cases of resistance to cephalosporin antibiotics – the last treatment [...]
