Although young people have been at the forefront of efforts to build and sustain peace, opportunities for them to make a meaningful contribution remain insufficient, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Addressing the opening of (...)
The latest results from the Henley Passport Index show record-breaking levels of travel freedom for top-ranking nations Japan and Singapore, but also the widest recorded global mobility gap since the index's inception 17 years ago.
Without taking (...)
كان لمنجزات رؤية المملكة 2030 عظيم الأثر في صياغة علامة وطنية جديدة تعبر عن قدرة السعودية على منافسة دول العالم في تعزيز التنمية المستدامة، والحصول على مراتب متقدمة في التقارير الدولية التنموية والاقتصادية، وفي مؤشرات التمكين الحقوقي للمرأة.
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Christian Eriksen is targeting a comeback from his cardiac arrest to play for Denmark in the World Cup in November.
The 29-year-old Eriksen has not played since collapsing during Denmark's opening match at the European Championship against Finland (...)
Russian energy corporation Gazprom called accusations that the company allegedly supplies little fuel to Europe in order to manipulate prices "lies and falsehood".
Gazprom's representative, Sergey Kupriyanov, said on Sunday that the energy (...)
The World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health as the Omicron variant spreads globally, BBC reported.
"An event canceled is better than a life canceled," said WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom (...)
The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has reissued nationwide recommendation on using face masks, as COVID-19 infection rates are rising in the country due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
The health authority recommends (...)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for migrants stranded in Yemen. The goal is to inoculate around 7,500 people at its Migrant Response Points in Aden and Ma'rib.
IOM's Chief of Mission, (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to President Sauli Niinistö of the Republic of Finland on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Sauli Niinistö of the Republic of Finland on the anniversary of his (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Sauli Niinistö of the Republic of Finland on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
Artificial intelligence has been used in products targeting children for several years, but legislation protecting them from the potential impacts of the technology is still in its infancy. Ahead of a global forum on AI for children, UN News spoke (...)
In light of the rapid worsening of the country's COVID-19 situation, several decisions on border health protection measures and restaurant opening hours were taken by the authorities in Finland on Thursday, practically restoring the COVID-19 (...)
Following pandemic-driven school closures, five UN agencies threw their strong support behind an international coalition to improve the nutrition, health and education of school-age children around the world.
In a joint declaration on Tuesday, the (...)
The European Union is to invest 1.1 billion euros ($1.24 billion) in new innovation projects to develop a greener economy, as part of the bloc's transition to net zero emissions by 2050, DPA quoted the European Commission as saying on Tuesday.
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Women took the global stage on Tuesday to show that climate change isn't gender neutral, and that climate action needs them: investing in women and girls creates ripple effects felt throughout entire communities and the frontline knowledge they (...)
A British woman has won a legal battle against Australia's so-called "backpacker tax", in a ruling that may have implications for other travelers, BBC reported.
Catherine Addy argued she was unfairly taxed on pay she earned while working as a (...)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday that the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and the changing world of work, makes the right to social security for all, "a matter of the utmost urgency."
Michelle Bachelet was participating in the (...)
The European Union Friday repeated its position that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law and constitute a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-State solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace between the (...)
The decision by Turkish authorities to declare 10 foreign ambassadors — including seven from Europe — as persona non grata is a "tough reaction" and "regrettable," the Finnish Prime Minister said on Sunday.
The 10 ambassadors called for the release (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that he had ordered 10 foreign ambassadors who called for the release of a jailed philanthropist to be declared persona non grata.
The envoys, including the US, French and German representatives (...)
A group of ten EU countries, led by France, have asked the European Commission to recognize nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source that should be part of the bloc's decades-long transition towards climate neutrality.
Tapping into Europe's (...)
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in some European countries while governments work to extend vaccination campaigns to prevent more deaths due to the virus.
Romania's president said the situation was now "a catastrophe" while Latvia entered a new (...)
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and foreign ministers of eleven countries around the world welcomed the preparations of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to hold elections on Oct. 10, stressing that these (...)
Three Finnish teenagers have been jailed for torturing a fellow 16-year-old student to death near Helsinki.
A Finnish court on Friday sentenced the three killers to prison sentences ranging from eight years and two months to ten years and one (...)
