September 11
South Sudan: South-South Cooperation Can Help Solve 'Complex Development Context'
Collaboration between developing countries, often known as South-South cooperation, can help to solve what a senior UN official has described as the world's "complex development… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Africa: Explainer - How the UN Is Promoting a 'Global Commitment to Fight Corruption'
Countries across the world need to work together to ensure there is a ''global commitment to fight corruption'' according to the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Africa: Better Data On Corruption Can Reduce Its Impact, Support Sustainable Development
Improved measurement of corruption could boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a senior UN official said on Thursday in Vienna. Read more »
May 02, 2023
Africa: Stamping Out Corruption Can Give SDGs U.S.$3 Trillion Boost
Corruption and its staggering costs have hobbled sustainable development in all countries, but fresh efforts are making inroads, the President of the Economic and Social Council… Read more »
June 27, 2007
Central African Republic: Country Facing Precarious Situation - UN Report
The situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains extremely precarious, marked by deteriorating humanitarian conditions, repeated violations of human rights, a culture of… Read more »
June 21, 2007
Sierra Leone: UN Official Applauds Guilty Verdicts for Rebel Leaders
The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict has welcomed the judgment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), which found three former rebel leaders guilty of… Read more »