Geopolitics

At UN-backed forum, countries pledge to develop, implement youth policies

New York, Oct 31 (JEN)The United Nations-backed Global Forum on Youth Policies, which brought together over 700 participants from over 165 countries, concluded in Azerbaijan on Thursday with the launch of an outcome document pledging to support countries that are in the process of developing and â€œelevatingâ€ national youth policy. more

Relief efforts in Syria hampered by lack of access – senior UN humanitarian official

New York, Oct 31 (JEN) Escalating fighting, insecurity and a lack of access to deliver critical assistance continue to hamper United Nations efforts to respond to the worsening humanitarian ...

Asia-Pacific better poised to respond to disasters as experts agree on statistics standards

New York, Oct 31 (JEN) Marking a milestone towards better disaster risk management in Asia and the Pacific, a United Nations-backed group of experts agreed this week on core principles for e ...

South Africa poised to be key player in humanitarian assistance, says UN relief chief

New York, Oct 30 (JEN) Learning from the experiences of the Eastern and South Africa region will be vital in global efforts to reform humanitarian action, a top United Nations humanitarian ...

UN Asia-Pacific forum helps foster youth volunteerism to counter unemployment

New York, Oct 30 (JEN) The United Nations has helped set up a youth alliance committed to serving their communities through volunteerism in the Asia-Pacific region, where more than 80 millio ...

‘Status quo not viable option’ in Jerusalem, UN political chief tells Security Council

New York, Oct 30 (JEN) Ongoing tensions in East Jerusalem and the West Bank cannot be separated from the larger reality that remains unresolved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a senior ...

Ban ‘deeply troubled’ by findings of review of allegations of misreporting by joint Darfur Mission

New York, Oct 30 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is â€œdeeply troubledâ€ by the findings of a review conducted into recent allegations that the UN-African ...

UN study finds ‘substantial’ skills mismatch for European workers

New York Oct 30 (JEN) Europeâ€™s labour market is facing a â€œsubstantialâ€ mismatch between supply and demand as a sizeable percentage of continental workers are currently ove ...

Youth policy must bridge gap between ‘haves and have nots,’ expert tells UN-backed forum

New York, Oct 30 (JEN) Deliberations on a modern youth policy framework continued on Wednesday in Azerbaijanâ€™s capital, Baku as hundreds of experts, policymakers, researchers and acti ...

UN applauds donation by Malala Yousafzai for reconstruction of Gaza schools

New York, Oct 30 (JEN) As the United Nations ramps up its reconstruction efforts of war-ravaged Gaza, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, has announced a contribution of $50,000 to ...