Sachs op-ed: Financing health and education for all
An extra $50 billion or so per year could help ensure that children everywhere have access to basic health care and schooling, Sachs writes.
LDCs: With journalists sponsored from vulnerable nations, news on UN conference can reach all corners of globe
More than two dozen journalists from the world's least developed countries are in Antalya, Turkey, to report on a United Nations conference focused on the state of their homelands, and to ensure that key messages are disseminated as widely as possible thanks to their local news outlets.
UN official acclaims 2016 Crime Commission session for role in sustainable development
As the week-long annual session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) came to a close in Vienna today, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) highlighted that bonds had been strengthened between efforts in crime prevention and criminal justice and work undertaken to promote sustainable development.
World Heritage sites at risk from climate change – joint UN report
Some 31 natural and cultural World Heritage sites in 29 countries across the world are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, a new report released by the United Nations has found.