The United Nations is working hard to help solve a serious issue in Libya involving the country’s central bank. Libya has been dealing with conflict and chaos ever since its longtime leader, Muammar Gaddafi, was overthrown by NATO in 2011. Now, the country is split between two rival governments—one in
The UN Human Rights Office has released a disturbing report about the detention of thousands of Palestinians by Israeli authorities since last October. The report highlights severe human rights violations, including torture and mistreatment. Mass Detentions and Secret Arrests Since October 7, thousands of Palestinians have been detained by Israeli
A recent UN report reveals Colombia’s significant increase in coca cultivation, marking it as the world’s top producer of cocaine. Despite efforts to combat drug production, Colombia saw a 13 percent rise in coca crop area in 2022, totaling 230,000 hectares. President Gustavo Petro has proposed shifting drug policy from
In a tragic incident, an Israeli airstrike hit near the main gate of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency headquarters in Gaza City, killing at least eight people and injuring many others who were seeking aid or sheltering from the conflict. The attack, which Israel claims targeted a site used by
The latest FAO report highlights the persistent issue of world hunger, with Africa facing the most significant challenges. Despite progress in some regions, hunger rates are projected to rise in Africa by 2030. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released its most recent report for 2022,
According to the United Nations Population Division, Asia, particularly countries like South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong, leads the world in having the oldest populations. After the UN observed World Day of Social Justice on February 20, Felix Richter of Statista examines one of the major issues the world will
The UN plans to control speech online by imposing international laws through organizations like governments and corporations. Proponents of free speech and prominent US legislators are alarmed by a United Nations agency’s proposal to control social media and internet communication while pursuing a tough stance against what it refers to
The United Nations Population Division’s population figures were used by Visual Capitalists to imagine Earth with 1000 people. Over the past 50 years, the number of people on the planet has doubled. We will have 8 billion people on Earth by 2022. UN estimates state that by July 2023, there
India voted against Israeli settlements in Palestine in favor of the UN resolution, which was passed with a resounding majority. The United Nations resolution denouncing settlement operations in “the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan” received support from 145 countries, including India. Thursday, November
