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UN chief hails transformative power of women’s economic empowerment

Photo:Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) speaks at the Women’s Economic Empowerment even

UN and partners launch initiative to reach equal pay for women at work

Photo:A woman walks speaks on the phone as she walks to work in Singapore.

School meal funding crisis puts 1.5 million West, Central African children at risk, UN agency warns

Photo:Two and a half million people in the Central African Republic (CAR) are facing hunger.

Much of the planet’s land severely degraded owing to increased consumption, UN warns

Photo:In Somaliland and Puntland, close to two million people are affected by the drought amid th

Over 3.5 million refugee children missing out on education, UN report finds

Photo:In Kolula, South Kivu, DR of Congo, returnee children stand in line before the start of cla

If a Doctor Tells a Parent That Surgery Could Prevent Their Child’s Suicide, It's Not True

Photo:A two-and-a-half-year old born with intersex traits walks with her parents in their garden.

Continued risk of catastrophic damage as Irma traverses path of destruction, warns UN

Photo:A seven-year old boy stands in front of debris as Hurricane Irma moves off from the norther

Global food prices fall in August as cereal output heads for record high – UN

Photo:Farmers beat rice to release grains near the village of Kamangu, Democratic Republic of the

Suspected cholera cases complicate already complex crisis in northeast Nigeria – UN relief wing

Photo:Ngala, Borno state: More than one million people received WFP life-saving food or nutrition

UN summit spotlights financial need to combat land degradation

Photo:Baobab tree in a degraded, arid landscape in Kenya's Eastern province.