UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is “deeply concerned” that another presidential election deadline in Haiti has passed.  The election was set for April 24 but 5.8 million voters […]

While Australians across the nation commemorated Anzac Day, the United Nations observed a minute’s silence for the devastating earthquake in Nepal. It was just over a year ago that a […]

Green innovation is starting to gain momentum internationally and the progress of greening business has proved more than successful for entrepreneurs: it is now vital. While countries in Africa focus […]

Following the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery, officials gathered to commemorate the survivors of this global horror and to recognise the modern forms that […]

The United Nations recently announced a campaign to encourage young people to address climate change. Red, the leader of the Angry Birds mobile phone game, was made an Honorary Ambassador […]

Following the recent agreement between Japan and the Republic of Korea regarding compensation toward World War II’s comfort women, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, met with survivor, Ms. Gil Won-ok last […]

At the end of the year, the United Nations will select a new Secretary-General when incumbent Ban Ki-moon’s term runs out. Campaigns across the globe have been pushing for a […]

On 20 December 2013, the UN General Assembly had its 68th session at which it signed the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) […]

In 2014, the Global Gender Index from the World Economic Forum predicted that the world would reach gender parity by 2095. One year later, the prediction had worsened, with the […]