The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, is continuing discussions with the Government of Syria on his proposed 'freeze' of localized hostilities in the city of Aleppo, the...
The United Nations agency leading the world's HIV/AIDS response has kicked off the 2015 global edition of Zero Discrimination Day as part of the Organization's wider effort to spur solidarity towards ...
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Afghanistan’s new government should commit to including women on the negotiating team for any future peace talks with the Taliban, Human Rights Watch said today. (Ne...
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the “ongoing barbaric terrorist acts” committed by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and reaffirmed its determ...
The Domestic Violence Housing First pilot is a great example of how collaboration across government, community-based providers and the private sector is essential in the response to family homelessnes...
Senegal achieved unprecedented growth in its modern contraceptive prevalence rate—it grew from 12.1% in 2010-11 to 16% in 2013, and will likely reach 20.1% in 2014.
¿Qué pasaría si no tuviera ninguna manera segura y asequible de ahorrar dinero, pagar cuentas u obtener un préstamo para iniciar una empresa? Cuando era un doctor que trabajaba con Partners In Hea...
Con motivo de la inminente visita a España del presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, Amnistía Internacional expresa su preocupación por el riesgo de que las negociaciones de paz conduzcan a u...
27 Febrero 2015 Se estima que, desde diciembre de 2014, 20.000 centroafricanos han huido de sus hogares y, tras cruzar el río Ubangi se han refugiado en Bili y Bosobolo en el norte de República Demo...
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The February 26, 2015 decision by an Almaty appeals court to uphold an order to close a media outlet known for its critical articles weakens media pluralism in Kazakhs...
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) should exercise its constitutional powers and reject policies and legislative measures that contravene domestic and intern...
Chaloka Beyani, following a recent visit to Central African Republic, says time will be needed to heal the deep divide between communities but stresses that steps need to be taken now.
GAZA, State of Palestine, 26 February 2015 – It has been six months since a precarious truce ended another devastating bout of violence in Gaza. For children like Samar and Rosol Barakat, the scars ...
26 Febrero 2015 La volátil situación de inseguridad en Bambari, en la provincia de Ouaka está ocasionando un gran impacto en la vida de los habitantes de esta región de la República Centroafrican...
Member states of the Economic Community of West African States adopt a declaration on the prevention, reduction and elimination of statelessness
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Scientific research and conservation need more cash. That's sadly usually true. It's especially the case in the Antarctic where research is expensive but absolutely essential given the massive environ...
25 Febrero 2015 La falta de seguridad y los continuos saqueos y agresiones por parte de las milicias armadas han llevado ya a 35.000 habitantes de Batangafo y sus alrededores a dejar sus viviendas par...
Amnistía Internacional publica su Informe Anual junto con una previsión de las tendencias en materia de derechos humanos para el próximo año. El informe sostiene que los gobiernos deben “dejar d...
More than 80 per cent of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, who live in around 1,700 locations, rent their accommodation and pay on average US$200 a month.
Más de 1400 fotos fueron recibidas en el concurso #Cadadíaveo (#EachDayISee), que finalizó el 13 de febrero. La cantidad y la calidad de los trabajos participantes superaron todas nuestras expecta...
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 23 February 2015 – Yeabu Kalokoh, 18, is beaming with smiles as she holds her baby girl, Grace, and gently caresses her. The young mother and her nearly 2-year-old daughter s...
In a blog published by the Bertelsmann Transformation Index, China expert Christian Goebel speaks about Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign and how it is helping transform China from collectivist ...
Extra Extra! Read all about climate denial scientist Willie Soon's dirty money from petrochemical billionaire Charles Koch, coal utility Southern Company, oil giant ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel co...
Hoy, que los objetivos de desarrollo del milenio se acercan a su fin y la comunidad del desarrollo piensa en nuevas metas, muchos niños aún no están aprendiendo en la escuela. Pero, además, más ...
The chimpanzee is one of mankind's closest relatives. However there are many of us who do not treat them with what could be called familial affection.Chimps and other primates in Africa face an increa...
BENTIU, South Sudan, 20 February 2015 – William, a teacher in Bentiu, in South Sudan’s Unity State, cannot stop smiling. He has waited for this day a long time. The school where he taught until on...
European Commission - Statement Statement Statement Brussels, 11 February 2015 Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Develo...
This week the New York Times is running a series of hard-hitting investigative reports into who is buying luxury apartments in a single skyscraper overlooking Central Park in New York City, called ...
Last month African heads of state meeting in Addis Ababa received and endorsed the report of the High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, which outlined where corrupt money comes from,...
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 06 February 2015 The European Commission and the High Representative are presenting the first EU comprehensive strategy on tackling the crises in Syria an...
European Commission - Statement Brussels, 06 February 2015 Joint Statement on the International Day against Female Genital Mutilation High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-P...
En Vila Castelo, una aldea en el estado Pará en Brasil, las mujeres son pescadoras y aprenden a ser microempresarias con apoyo del BID.
La mujer lidera la transformación del municipio colombiano de Apartadó tras años de violencia.
El BID apoya la reestructuración y ampliación del aeropuerto internacional más grande de Costa Rica.