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Things may be tougher this time

Extreme weather events, such as strong winds and continuous heavy rainfall, pose significant challenges to the livelihoods of Samoan families, particularly low-to-middle-income earners.  In a recent demand survey by the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), nearly half of the respondents (47% out ...

On October 7, 2020, Mélina Soto hunkered down in the Mexican port town of Puerto Morelos as Hurricane Delta struck the coast she calls home at 110 mil...

Entrepreneurship is playing a vital role in tackling gender bias in male dominated sectors.A report by the UN Development Programme revealed that nearly half of the world’s population say that men make better political leaders while more than 40 percent believe men make better business executives than women. To address gender bias in the waste management sector, a wife and husband team started a business.

Things may be tougher this time | Europe

Over 88,000 refugees from the Karabakh region have fled to Armenia in less than a week and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. Some 65,000 have already been registered at Government-run centres where ...

Uzbekistan interacts with UN to ensuring regional security and stability in Central Asia

Entrepreneurship is playing a vital role in tackling gender bias in male dominated sectors.A report by the UN Development Programme revealed that nearly half of the world’s population say that men make better political leaders while more than 40 percent believe men make better business executives than women. To address gender bias in the waste management sector, a wife and husband team started a business.

Hoang Thi Minh Hong was found guilty of tax evasion.

Top UN officials pledged support for Pakistan on Wednesday as it continues the painstaking process of rebuilding in the wake of last year’s devastating floods.