One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report
Speaking in Geneva ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, recognized on 10 September, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “every death is a tragedy for family friends and colleagues,” yet many more suicides can be prevented. All coun..
UNOPS 100,000 housing project takes off in Ghana
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for work to commence on the construction of a landmark 6,500 homes at Amasaman as part of the The United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) and Sustainable Housing Solutions (SHS)100,000 ..
Israel names street after top Ghanaian military man who died there
The State of Israel has honoured the late Maj Gen Francis Vib-Sanziri, the former Head of Missions and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). A road on the Golan Heights in Israel has been named after him. ..
Help African farmers cope with climate change threats, UN food agency urges
African farmers need help to cope with the threats of climate change, with national policies that protect them and make them resilient, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, has declared, following a major conference on food secu..
‘We are facing a learning crisis’, UN chief warns on International Youth Day
Schools are “not equipping young people with the skills they need to navigate the technological revolution”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned, in a message released to mark the UN’s International Youth Day. Transforming Ed..
