Miguel Angel Moratinos: ‘We need a united response to Covid-19’
The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) explains the mission of his organisation and its relevance in the current crisis
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The United Nations is not too big to fall
Has the United Nations outlived its usefulness? The signs are that this organisation may go the way of former behemoths that once ruled but are …
Côte d’Ivoire: UN findings on deadly toxic waste released, but communities still need answers
Eleven years after 540,000 litres of toxic waste were dumped in Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital Abidjan, victims are still in the dark about the potential …
UN Director, Mabingue Ngom: ‘Africa must not waste its demographic dividend, the young population’
Africa has the world’s highest proportion of youth in its demographic make-up. This is economically the most productive segment of any population and could provide …
UN adviser: Africa should be on Security Council
Africa is beginning to chafe against the constraints on its development and its limited role in UN decision-making.
UN Peacekeepers in Africa: Culpable and accountable
The mishandling of cases of alleged sexual violence by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic reveals an accountability gap at the UN.