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Teleworking may seem easier, but it could disrupt your work-life balance – UN reports

Photo:A young woman checking her smartphone, Washington DC. , USA.

Synthetic drugs are making headway in Afghanistan, UN agency reports

Photo:Research shows that injecting methamphetamine is becoming more common.

Drought drives food price spike in East Africa, UN warns

Photo:The most severe drought in decades has struck parts of Ethiopia, exacerbated by a particula

Nine countries join UN-supported network to halve maternal, newborn deaths in clinics

Photo:A mother and her newborn baby at the Maternal and Child Health Training Institute for medic

'Radio provides accessible, real-time medium to bridge divides,' UNESCO says on World Day

13 February 2017

Make food systems climate resilient now or future production will be compromised – UN warns

Photo:Members of an Indian farmers group measure local groundwater levels at an observation well.

Despite Minor Reforms, the Iranian Penal Code is Still Failing Children

Photo:Shadows of an Iranian policeman and a noose are seen on the ground before an execution in T

Yemen: As food crisis worsens, UN agencies call for urgent assistance to avert catastrophe

Photo:Around 200 displaced families live in an informal settlement in Dharwan, Yemen.

'The world needs science and science needs women,' UN says ahead of International Day

Photo:Students conducting a research at a university laboratory in Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Britain Has Sullied Its Proud History of Helping Child Refugees

Photo:A statue in front of London’s Liverpool Street Station commemorates the Kindertransport.