Tag: United Nations
Barbadian named among UN SDG Young Leaders
United Nations – A Barbadian national is among the 2022 cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) announced by the United...
PM urges world’s youth to lead a ‘revolution’
United Nations – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley urged the children of the world to “lead the revolution”, as well as holding their leaders...
U.N. chief, in Ukraine, worried about nuclear plant
Kyiv – United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he was gravely concerned by the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power station...
India to become most populous country by 2023
India is set to become the world's most populous country next year, overtaking China with its 1.4bn people, according to UN figures.
By this November,...
Jamaican appointed Chief of Staff to UN Secretary General
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Jamaican has been appointed to one of the top posts within the United Nations.
He is Ambassador Courtenay Rattray, is now...
Fore: School closures would be disastrous for children
UNITED NATIONS –The Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, on Friday said that despite the rise of the highly transmissible...