United Nations

Participants at a gay pride celebration in Uganda. Credit: Amy Fallon/IPS

UN Must Improve LGBTQI Health to Deliver on ‘Leave No One Behind’ Promise

Felicity Daly 12/07/2017

LGBTQI people’s health is consistently poorer than that of...

Forests in the province of Caqueta, Colombia on June 7, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Anastasia Moloney

As Colombia’s FARC Disarms, Rebels Begin Fight to Prevent Deforestation

Anastasia Moloney 10/06/2017

As FARC abandons its jungle strongholds, farmers push deeper...

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Did the UN Get Its World Environment Day Theme Wrong?

Nitin Sethi 05/06/2017

Protecting and conserving the environment is a dirty and...

U.S. President Trump refers to temperature change as he announces decision to withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement at White House in Washington

Trump Climate Decision Could Affect FDI, Lead to Litigation, Says UN

Tom Miles 03/06/2017

The full impact of Trump's decision still depends on...

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Collective Amnesia in Famine Response and Resilience-Building

Suresh Babu 06/05/2017

Despite the fact that food crises can be prevented,...

A doctor explaining a pellet injury by looking at a CT scan. Credit: Shome Basu

Use of Pellet Guns Has Caused a Public Health Crisis in Kashmir

Sarojini Nadimpally 29/03/2017

In addition to being a violation of human rights,...

David Nabarro, Sania Nishtar and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Credit: Twitter

WHO is Electing a New Leader. Here’s What’s at Stake

Priti Patnaik 24/03/2017

A look at member states' considerations, candidates plans for...