Experts meeting on population and development at the United Nations today said that rapid population growth, fueled by high fertility, presents a barrier to reducing poverty levels and reaching other internationally agreed development goals. UNTV/FILE
Women and children in central and southern Somalia are receiving lifesaving vaccines and health services, as part of the Child Health Days Campaign implemented for the first time on a nation-wide scale in Somalia by UNICEF, WHO, local authorities, communities and NGO partners. UNICEF
Thursday (2 April) marks World Autism Awareness Day, mandated by the General Assembly to raise public awareness about the disorder which affects individuals at their early developmental age. UNTV
Head of the African Union High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD), former South African president Thabo Mbeki arrives in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. The AUPD will hold series of meeting with various stakeholders to the Darfur conflict. UNAMID