The world has six main challenges to overcome to make living in cities of the future manageable, writes Noeleen Heyzer.

Actress Nicole Kidman praised a United Nations fund set up 10 years ago for initiatives to end violence against women worldwide, saying it had made a difference to countless people.

Australian actress Nicole Kidman will work to advance women’s rights around the globe in her new role as a goodwill ambassador for the UN.

Sexual violence against women is taking place “on a massive scale” in wars and in countries emerging from conflict and the international response remains inadequate, one of the UN’s highest-ranking women told the UN Security Council.