Human Welfare

AU summit to focus on status of African refugees, IDPs

The African Union (AU) Commission on Friday, January 11, 2019 revealed that the state of African refugees, returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) will be on...

UN confirms Brazil’s pull-out from migration pact

Brazil has informed the United Nations that it will pull out of a migration pact, a UN spokesman said on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Brazilian President...

ILO, Germany cooperate on ‘green jobs’, socially responsible structural change

The third conference of the UN Alliance for Sustainable Growth (PAGE) began on Thursday, January 10, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa, with the German Parliamentary...

Bolsonaro slams UN migration pact as Brazil reportedly pulls out

Brazil is pulling out of the controversial UN migration pact, local media reported on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 as President Jair Bolsonaro insisted that migration policies...

UN General Assembly endorses Global Compact for Migration

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in New York endorsed the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular...

Ban Ki-moon: UN poverty reduction goals achieved thanks to China

Former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, said that eliminating poverty, the number one goal of the UN Millennium Development Goals, had been achieved thanks to...

UN celebrates 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, says the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has inspired millions of people to demand their rights and contest the forces...

Nigeria lauds international support on Boko Haram, Lake Chad

Nigeria has lauded the international support to the country and neighbouring countries in addressing the challenges caused by the Boko Haram terrorists and the...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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