August2021

For an estimated 140 million young brains, the first day of school — a watershed event for the world’s youngest pupils and their parents – has been postponed owing to COVID-19, UNICEF said in a new...

According to a new UNICEF research released today, young people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan are among those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which jeopardize their health, education, and safety. Nepal and...

Early Wednesday, a flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban’s control of their country landed in Uganda, where they will be granted temporary shelter, according to government officials. A charter flight carrying 51 Afghans, including men,...

Elaine Thompson-Herah, the Olympic gold medalist in the women’s 100m, said on Wednesday that Florence Griffith-33-year-old Joyner’s world record in the event is within her “reach” before this week’s Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. Thompson-Herah, 29,...

According to reports in French and Spanish media on Wednesday, Real Madrid has made a 160 million euro ($188 million) offer to Paris Saint-Germain for France World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe. The Ligue 1 club, according...

Bangladesh has urged the UN to take tangible steps toward creating and maintaining peace in Afghanistan through inclusive political discussion. Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said, “An Afghan-led...