Dr. Dominic Dixon
Human Rights Council election: 5 things you need to know about it
The United Nations General Assembly held secret-ballot elections for the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday. As of 1 January next...
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Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Oct 13, 2018
- 2 min
UNICEF and ADB join forces for children and young people
UNICEF and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) renewed their commitment to fighting poverty and promoting the health and wellbeing of...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Oct 12, 2018
- 4 min
A super-charged typhoon took my family away. It can happen to you too.
Many of us think about the impacts of climate change as something happening only in the distant future. But for Joanna, a superstorm took...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Oct 12, 2018
- 2 min
Ask a Journalist: What does 18 look like around the world through girls’ eyes?
Girls have long been the subject of photographers’ lens—but they have far less often been the ones behind it. When we set out to document...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Oct 9, 2018
- 4 min
India's success in 2030 UN SDGs can change face of the world: UNGA President
India's success in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals can change the face of the world, UN General Assembly President Maria...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Oct 8, 2018
- 3 min
How sustainable honey helps a community and precious forest in Sumatra
Around 10pm one night in October 2017, in the rain forests of central Sumatra, Feri grabs a hammer, loops it over his shoulder, and...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Oct 8, 2018
- 3 min
India's stance on SDG 16: Peace, Justice And Strong Institutions
The Challenge Violence is perhaps the most significant and destructive challenge to the development, growth, wellbeing, and the very...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Oct 5, 2018
- 2 min
Nigeria inundated by floods; UN steps up disease prevention efforts
With over 826,000 people affected by heavy flooding affecting most of Nigeria, humanitarian agencies continue to step up efforts to...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Oct 4, 2018
- 6 min
Synthetic rhino horns are supposed to disrupt poaching. Will they work?
Are synthetic rhino horns an ingenious conservation tool–or a misplaced idea that will make things worse? When 1,028 rhinos were poached...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Oct 2, 2018
- 3 min
‘UPSHIFT’ programme helps some of the most disadvantaged young people solve problems | Sudan
"I can’t read or write but I think education is very important in life." KHARTOUM, Sudan, 28 September 2018 – Bahri market, north...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 29, 2018
- 2 min
India ‘will not let you fail’ to reach Sustainable Development Goals, Foreign Minister tells UN
India is “totally committed” to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) said Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday,...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 27, 2018
- 3 min
Gender equality is good for business, leaders say at 2018 WEPs Forum
The 2018 Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Forum convenes business leaders and policy experts from Latin America, the Caribbean and...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 26, 2018
- 2 min
IUCN launches global alliance for greener cities
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has launched a global initiative which aims to create greener, more liveable cities...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 26, 2018
- 4 min
Youth2030: UN chief launches bold new strategy for young people ‘to lead’
The United Nations Secretary-General launched a new partnership strategy with the world’s 1.8 billion young people on Monday, to help put...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 24, 2018
- 2 min
Deaf advocate voices importance of sign languages as UN marks first commemoration
Nyle DiMarco is just a foreigner speaking a different language. That’s how the actor, model and advocate introduces himself to people who...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 21, 2018
- 2 min
'I'll be the first farmer in my family' | A budding farmer takes action for Zero Hunger
Dimiana Nange Clement is a young refugee and a budding farmer. The 11-year-old lives with her family in the Kalobeyei integrated...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 20, 2018
- 2 min
Yemen: ‘Time is running out’ to head off devastating famine, warns UN food agency chief
As conflict continues to rage in Yemen, leading to widespread economic hardship and a rampant inflation, the World Food Programme (WFP)...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 13, 2018
- 1 min
Artificial Intelligence: a danger to mankind, or the key to a better world?
In the background, AI is being used in a huge range of settings, from helping to land a plane, to getting a parcel to you more quickly,...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 13, 2018
- 3 min
The tide is coming in for Indonesia's seaweed
Do you know much about seaweed farming? No? Well, neither did we until our interest was piqued by a story in The Jakarta Post about a...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
- Sep 9, 2018
- 2 min
WHO airlifts over 500 tons of essential medicines and medical supplies to Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted, through several shipments in August, over 500 tons of essential medicines and medical...