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World must prioritize social protection as primary development tool, urge UN and World Bank

New York, July 1 (JEN) Now it is time for universal social protection to ensure no one is left behind, the heads of the International Labour Organization and the World Bank declared today, noting that universal primary education became a Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in 2000, and 12 years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution endorsing universal health coverage. more

New UNESCO report finds some $2.3 billion required to send children to school in war-torn countries

New York, June 30 (JEN) It will cost $2.3 billion to send to school the 34 million children and adolescents of conflict–affected countries who are currently not attending educational ins ...

UN agency for Palestine refugees announces staff reductions amid funding shortfall

New York, June 30 (JEN) The United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees across the Middle East announced on Monday that it will begin reducing staff numbers in an effort to cut cost ...

In 2015, world must ‘realize great dream’ of sustainable development for all - UN Economic and Social Council chief

New York, June 27 (JEN) The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday opened the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, declaring that 20 ...

‘Business can be a global force for good,’ Bans says as General Assembly honours UN Global Compact

New York, June 26 (JEN) The business community and the private sector can make a difference as United Nations Member States are in the process of formulating a new sustainability agenda, Sec ...

Aid efforts for Syrian refugees imperilled by ‘staggering’ $3 billion funding gap – UN

New York, June 26 (JEN) Humanitarian and development efforts targeting millions of Syrian refugees are at risk of collapsing due to a severe funding crisis, the United Nations refugee agenc ...

New UN report finds drop in global foreign direct investment in 2014

New York, June 25 (JEN) Global foreign direct investment (FDI) declined in 2014 but flows to developing countries actually reached their highest level ever, says a new United Nations report ...

Down To Earth analysis of India's agrarian crisis warns of severe economic fallouts in report

New Delhi, June 24 (JEN): While India is facing an agrarian crisis of an unprecedented scale, entire rural India, which comprises of 60 per cent of the country’s population, is struggling ...

Economic and Social Council: UN official tells humanitarian needs at all-time high

New York, Jun 18 (JEN): Humanitarian needs are at an all-time high, the top United Nations relief official declared on Wednesday, stressing that while the Organization needs no less than $18 ...

UN encourages cradle-to-grave plans for using spent fuel and radioactive waste

New York, Jun 16 (JEN): Projecting that the use of nuclear power will continue to grow in the coming decades, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday urged countries with nuc ...