Development

News Hour: IOM has trained a group of 35 Mesoamerican counter trafficking specialists as trainers for its Virtual Course on Trafficking in Persons (TiP) developed for the region. The training, which took place in Costa Rica...

News Hour: Although the United States has the world’s largest economy, it ranks ninth among 19 of the world’s wealthiest nations on child wellbeing, according to Save the Children’s newest annual Child Prosperity Index. Released today...

News Hour: As 2016 continues to shatter records as the hottest year on record, dozens of countries are feeling the impact through increased frequency and severity of weather events. From droughts to floods and storms, UNDP...

News Hour: Countries around the world are already engaging in diverse and interesting ways to implement the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by the United Nations last year, says a new report launched...

News Hour: IOM and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile this week organized a two-day seminar on: “Social Inclusion of Migrants and Emergencies Assistance in Urban Contexts”. The meeting brought together government representatives from South...

News Hour: IOM Guyana, with the support of IOM Jamaica, and in partnership with the Ministry of Social Protection and the US Embassy in Georgetown, has organized a series of three counter trafficking trainings. The workshops,...

News Hour: Heavy rain in China has killed at least 24 people and forced 16 million from their homes, state media reported on Saturday. The government of Henan province in central China told the Xinhua news...

News Hour: the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016), concluded today with the awarding of five prestigious scientific awards recognizing exceptional research presented at the conference. The honours were presented to ten recipients by the International...

News Hour: Gambia passed a law banning child marriage on Thursday and introduced heavy jail terms for anyone who breaks the new rules, reports BSS. Under the new law, a man who marries an underage girl...

News Hour: Tens of thousands of Iraqis suffering in the face of Daesh brutality are set to receive food, medicine and shelter, after a new package of UK aid was announced today by International Development Secretary...