Healthy children build healthy nations

Our country is home to the largest child population in the world. A substantial 41 per cent, around 450 million, are children. But it is incongruent that for their educatio...

The United Nations Wants To Crush Extreme Poverty

Negotiators at the United Nations agreed Monday to a set of development goals that aim to end extreme poverty and hunger around the world in the next 15 years, while fighti...

Climate Change In Pictures: Photographs From Around The World Show Droughts, Floods And Melting Ice

An exhibition of photographs showing the effects of climate change around the world is currently on display at the United Nations climate summit in Morocco.
The images...

Unicef Is Funding Blockchain And Health Tech To Solve The World’s Biggest Problems

The United Nations has announced the first five startups to receive investment through its $9 million (£7.2m) innovation fund. UNICEF, the UN's children's charity, wi...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

The Hydropower Paradox: Is This Energy As Clean As It Seems?

In July, UN Secretary Ban Ki-Moon highlighted the role of hydropower in boosting the use of renewable energy globally, when he visited a nonprofit institute in China that h...

India to become the world leader in Digital Health

In May this year, India had tabled a resolution at WHO for mHealth, which was supported by over 30 nations. This clearly signals India's intent to be a global leader in Dig...

Pamela Anderson Joins Giant Animal Mascots To Promote Vegan Diet

This week, adored pin-up and animal advocate Pamela Anderson joined PETA's giant animal mascots to promote vegan food choices just ahead of World Vegan Month (November).Hol...

FACTBOX-A Century After Arrest Of Birth-Control Pioneer, Contraception At A Glance

Wednesday marks 100 years since contraception pioneer Margaret Sanger was arrested for running the first birth-control clinic in the United States. Convicted of p...