The “intense air assault” that has killed and maimed scores of Syrian civilians over the last several days has been condemned by the UN chief. Ban Ki-moon denounced the indiscriminate shelling that has been reported in Aleppo, including strikes on schools said to have killed a number of children. The airstrikes have also left eastern [...]
Former astronaut Scott Kelly appointed UN Champion for Space A former American astronaut whose year-long journey in space captivated people worldwide will now help the United Nations to promote space as a tool for achieving sustainable development. Scott Kelly, who retired from the US space agency, NASA, in April, was on Sunday appointed United Nations [...]
Astronauts, heads of space agencies and representatives of the international space community are meeting in Dubai this week to explore ways to support global development. The first United Nations/United Arab Emirates High Level Forum on Space as a Driver for Socio-Economic Development has been organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) [...]
Young people are more prone to fall victim to road accidents than adults according to the World Health Organization (WHO). UN figures show that nearly 1.3 million people are killed on the world's roads each year, a number which the WHO aims to reduce by promoting improved road safety. On the World Day of Remembrance [...]
