Fighting Poverty, Stabilizing Peace

The United Nations is more needed today than at any time since the Cold War. It is the only place on Earth where any nation, state or government can talk to any other natio...

Drinking Water, Sipping Poison?

India’s water quality problem is reaching crisis proportions, and today at least 1.95 crore habitations are affected by poor water quality. Over 3.6 crore people are ...

Cate Blanchett Appointed Unhcr Goodwill Ambassador

GENEVA, May 2 (UNHCR) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of Academy Award winning actor Cate Blanchett as a global Goodwill Ambassador. Read More

JURY ANNOUNCED FOR 2016 FASHION FILM FESTIVAL

CHICAGO, IL — May 1, 2016 — The fourth annual Fashion Film Festival Chicago (FFFC), today announced its jurors — a diverse group of fashion industry and f...

UN Urges Action On Sustainable Development To Create Pathways For Global 'Transformation'

21 April 2016 – The President of the United Nations General Assembly today called on the international community to
take action on the new UN sustainable develo...

Supreme Court Questions Centre Over Human Rights Panel In Delhi

The Supreme Court today rejected the Centre's submission that the national capital does not need a State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) as it was a union territory (UT), as...

Natalie Morales To Co-Host 2016 More/Shape Women's Half-Marathon

Meredith Corporation, the leading media and marketing company serving 100 million American women and 72 percent of U.S. millennial women, today announced that Natalie Moral...

Retroscope - No Ordinary Mother

The doorbell rang this afternoon- an odd time for it to ring. I was not expecting guests. I opened to find Nazma standing outside.

"You never call me these days!" S...

Ariana Grande To Perform At 10th Annual DKMS Gala

DKMS announced today that international superstarAriana Grande will perform at the 10th Annual DKMSGala, taking place Thursday, May 5 at Cipriani Wall Street. DKMS also ann...