Life

UK: Labour pledge return of education maintenance allowance and maintenance grant

26 August 2016

Youth unemployment set to rise for first time in three years – UN labour agency

Photo: Young factory workers producing shirts in Accra, Ghana.

Citing UN’s moral responsibility, Ban pledges support to Haiti in overcoming cholera epidemic

19 August 2016

HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS DECRY RADICAL ATTACKS ON ANTI-SMOG PROTECTIONS

Photo:A coalition of green groups and health advocates refutes polluters’ discredited arguments a

Mass vaccination campaign to protect millions against yellow fever in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo

16 August 2016

Ethiopia will need urgent global support in race to prepare for main planting season – UN

Photo: A farmer near Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, tilling the soil with cattle and plough before the plan

UN combats spread of cattle disease in Europe through early-detection training

15 August 2016

Sri Lanka: Challenging ‘Gender Norms’ Brings Abuse

Photo:Sashini, a transgender woman in Colombo, has formally petitioned the National Human Rights

Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014

11 AUGUST 2016

What Olympic Fans Won’t See in Rio de Janeiro

Photo:Residents of the Mangueira favela watch the Olympics’ opening-ceremony fireworks at Maracan