Business & Economy

Instead of having seeds that sprout reliably, farmers fight with lots that can grow only 40 or 50 percent of the time. This not only decreases your performance and profits, but also decreases your ability to maintain your livelihoods. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is working with the Ministry of Agriculture in Haiti to…

But after a decade of armed conflict and in the midst of severe economic depression, toys educational imports have become too expensive for many classrooms in Yemen. Shadia and Fatima, two young businessmen in Yemen, identified this gap after participating in a training course managed by the UN Development Program (UNDP). They decided to start…

Then the crisis continues. And brain drainage intensifies. But what would happen if there was a way to reverse brain leakage? This is the question that the International Migration Organization (IOM) has been asking about Somalia. “There has been a lot of cerebral drainage in Somalia. How do we bring back the skills they have…

“These have been 10 days in the context of geopolitical complexities, economic challenges and multilateral strains,” said Uner Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP). “However, one thing remains clear: despite these complexities, all countries clearly want to remain on the table.” ‘Deep of repentance’: Guterres In response to the news of the…

What began as a simple joy of making cookies for family and friends soon became Moreno sugar, a brand that embodies both his love for desserts and his trip to independence. “I loved to eat sweets,” said Eman Fareed, a mother and retired official. UN news while baking in your kitchen. “At first, I bake…

The World Health Organization (WHO) report and the Children’s Agency (UNICEF) issued as the World Water Week starts, highlights the persistent gaps in access, with vulnerable communities that face the greatest disparities. Some 2.1 billion people still lack access to drinking water safely, while 106 million worldwide are forced to trust unrelated surface sources. “Water,…

Presented on Wednesday, it creates new work opportunities, education and family reunification, while strengthening migration governance and places migration in the heart of stability and economic development. It is being directed by the Iraq Ministry of Migration and the displacement, with the support of the International Migration Organization (IIM) and the Netherlands Government, translating Iraq’s…

The earthquake of magnitude six has already left more than 800 dead and at least 2,000 injured, but the total impact could be in the “hundreds of thousands”, according to the UN leader of the UN help in the country, Indrika Matwatte. Speaking from Kabul, Mr. Matwatte said that mud and wooden roof structures were…