Europe 

WHO Is Ready for the Election of New Director-General

May 23, 2017May 26, 2017 RMN News Director-General, Election, WHO

In her final opening address to the World Health Assembly as Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan offered some advice to delegates

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Americas World 

Governments Not Keeping Pace with Demand for Higher Education: UNESCO

April 21, 2017April 24, 2017 RMN News Education, UNESCO

A new policy paper from the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report and the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) at

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Americas World 

Investment Needed to Meet Water and Sanitation Targets: WHO

April 13, 2017April 15, 2017 RMN News Investment, Sanitation, Water, WHO

Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Asia Pacific World 

Nearly 600 Million Children to Have Limited Access to Water

March 22, 2017March 23, 2017 RMN News Children, UNICEF, Water

Some 600 million children – or 1 in 4 children worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely limited

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Europe 

New UN Map Reveals the Status of Women in Politics

March 16, 2017March 17, 2017 RMN News Politics, UN, Women

The number of women Heads of State or Heads of Government fell from 19 to 17 since 2015, and progress

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Asia Pacific Crime Politics World 

Corruption Increasing in Asia Pacific Region: Transparency Survey

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 RMN News Asia, Corruption, Transparency

As part of a regional series for the Global Corruption Barometer, anti-corruption organization Transparency International spoke to nearly 22,000 people

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