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In Iraq, UN Youth Envoy says young people are 'most valuable force we have to shape a better future'

New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): As International Youth Day events kicked off worldwide on Saturday , at a special event in Iraq, the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, pledged to do everything in her power to ensure the voices of youths, including those working to build peace, are heard. more

INTERVIEW: Meet the new UN Youth Envoy, Jayathma Wickramanayake

New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): Hailing from Sri Lanka, the second-ever United Nations Youth Envoy is no stranger to rolling up her sleeves to get things done.

Youth can play 'critical role' in creating a peaceful world for generations to come – UN chief

New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): In the lead-up to International Youth Day, marked annually on 12 August, the United Nations kicked off a commemorative event at its New York Headquarters w ...

Iraq launches UN-supported action plan to save the lives of mothers and newborns

New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): Decades of conflict and under-investment have placed a huge strain on Iraq's healthcare system – with pregnant women and their babies paying for it with ...

Guterres appoints British journalist to lead UN global communications department

New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alison Smale, a British journalist, to head the Organization's Department of Public Inform ...

Recovery in Iraq's war-battered Mosul is a 'tale of two cities,' UN country coordinator says

New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Even as schools and markets begin to re-open in war-torn eastern Mosul, whole neighbourhoods of the western part of the Iraqi city have been destroyed and ...

South Sudan: Deployment of UN-mandated regional protection force begins

New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): The phased deployment in South Sudan of the United Nations-authorized regional protection force has begun, freeing existing peacekeepers to extend their pre ...

On anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, UN chief calls for intensified effort on nuclear disarmament

New York, Aug 6(Just Earth News): With the presence of some 15,000 nuclear weapons on earth, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday urged all States to intensify their ...

UN Latin America commission forecasts low but positive growth for region in 2017

New York, Aug 5(Just Earth News): With better commodity export prices and an improved international context, the Latin America and the Caribbean region will record a small positive growth ra ...

UN, Government join forces to boost Somalia's drought response capacity

New York, Aug 4(Just Earth News): In the wake of a severe drought in Somalia that has displaced more than 800,000 people, the United Nations migration and development entities are helping th ...