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‘Great Green Wall’ initiative offers unique opportunity to combat climate change in Africa – UN agency

17 November 2016

World’s first malaria vaccine set for 2018 rollout in Africa after UN health agency secures funding

Photo:Standing water is a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasit

'Philosophy is an art of living together,' says UNESCO on World Philosophy Day

Photo:Sculpture "The Thinker" by Auguste Rodin. World Philosophy Day takes place every November.

MARRAKECH: Middle East and North Africa region taking action to combat climate change

Photo:Street scene in Marrakech, Morocco.

UN agriculture agency calls for giant research leap to rein in farm-driven antimicrobial resistance

Photo:A poultry operation in Egypt.

With ‘Silicon Valley’ model, UNICEF invests in tech start-ups working to improve children’s lives

Photo:Innovators using a specialised computer.

MARRAKECH: UN seeks to build climate resilience through new initiative

Photo:Many communities in Central Asia, like Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan a

INTERVIEW: What extreme weather and global temperature rise mean for humanity - WMO chief

15 November 2016

UN labour agency advocates policy changes to address rise in non-standard forms of employment

Photo:A third of the working population in Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia are in informa

Without urgent action, world heading towards ‘post-antibiotic era’ – UN health agency

Photo:The mother of a severely malnourished child watches while a health worker demonstrates how