A total of 8,565 migrant deaths were recorded in 2023, making it the deadliest year since 2014. The United Nations said the figure represents a 20 percent increase from 2022 and that the Mediterranean route from North Africa to Europe remains the riskiest for migrants. “The 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 […]
According to a recent report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the global production of cocaine has surged to unprecedented levels, largely due to increased demand following the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. The report indicates that coca cultivation increased by 35% between 2021 and 2022 to reach record levels, with new trafficking […]
A global food crisis is looming, so policymakers everywhere need to think hard about how to make food cheaper and more plentiful. That requires making a commitment to producing more fertiliser and better seeds, maximising the potential offered by genetic modification and abandoning the rich world’s obsession with organics. Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine is […]
The United Nations is “shocked and deeply disturbed” by footage of a couple apparently having sex in one of its official cars in Israel, according to a report Friday. The scandalous viral video, shot in Tel Aviv, shows a woman in a red dress straddling a man in the back seat of a white SUV […]
Determination and persistence are traits that rewards bountifully and that is the case of a young man who tried fruitlessly to gain employment with the United Nations (UN). Momo Bertrand who has attempted gaining employment with the UN for as many as Five Hundred (500) times and got rejected, has finally been employed by an […]
The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana and a Global Ambassador for the Clean Cooking Alliance, Hajia Samira Bawumia, has been named the first of seven global honourees by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), in partnership with Ashden. This is in recognition of her significant contribution towards mobilising action for the United Nations’ Sustainable […]
The Centre for Defence and Security has bemoaned the lack of regulations to govern and control the use of guns in the country. A statement issued by the Think-tank and signed by its Executive Director, Yaro Kasambata to commemorate the United Nations Day for Small Arms destruction which falls today, Tuesday, July 9 2019 pointed […]
Ghana has been selected as the country to host the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). A review committee said Ghana was awarded the right based on regional balance formula. Ghana beat six other countries; namely, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar and Senegal, which had submitted their bids to host the secretariat. […]
The World Population Prospects 2019 estimates that the next 30 years will see the global population add an extra 2 billion people to today’s figure of 7.7 billion, and, by the end of the century, the planet will have to sustain around 11 billion. India will overtake China, sub-Saharan Africa population to double. India is […]
The United Nations has appointed Mrs. Charlotte Osei as an International Elections Commissioner to Afghanistan, as the South Asian country prepares to hold crucial Presidential polls in September 2019. Mrs. Osei’s appointment was confirmed by a Presidential Decree issued by the President of Afghanistan, HE Ashraf Ghani. Mrs. Osei is expected to join a team […]
On May 31st 2019, the United Nations Postal Administration will release a new stamp in honour of its founding chairman, the late Mr. Kofi Annan. The stamp features a portrait illustrated by famed artist Martin Mörck. The new stamp has Mr. Annan’s portrait with a price of one dollar and 30 cents. It carries a […]
According to the United Nations, there are 7.8 billion people on the surface of the earth, out of which 5.6 billion women and 2.2 billion men. Out of the 2.2 billion men, 1billion are married already, 130,000 are in prison and 70,000 of them suffer from mental illness. The forgoing means that we have just […]
