More than half of population without access to banking lives in 7 developing countries: World Bank

Unless this criminal negligence is addressed and driving licenses tightened, the roads of South Asia will continue devouring precious lives.

Environmental policies in high-income counties often come at the expense of low-income countries.

Digital hygiene practices are essential to respect the privacy of adolescents and ensure a safer presence for them in social media spaces.

Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all societies, especially for the most vulnerable, a senior UN official has said, ahead of the first ever High-level General Assembly Meeting on Improving Road Safety.

The housing crisis could impact 1.6 billion people by 2025, the World Bank says.

Marooned residents of Barpeta say they have received little help from the government.

If we can’t dramatically cut meat consumption then intensive ‘factory farming’ may be comparatively less risky, say authors

Target 22 on integrating gender in the biodiversity framework remains a barely discussed topic, with only one contact group meeting to discuss the issue, in the fourth negotiating session in Nairobi, Kenya

Legalized cannabis use in some countries and states appears to have accelerated daily use and related health impacts, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) revealed in a new report released on Monday.