Cooling La Niña could be back, but global temperatures set to rise: WMO
The cooling climate phenomenon known as La Niña could return [...]
WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental [...]
Teachers are the ‘guardians of our future’, says UN deputy chief
In every corner of the world, educators are making choices that echo across generations – influencing everything from the preservation of forests to the writing of poetry, the building of bridges to the holding of peaceful elections.
Latin America and Caribbean: Millions more children could face poverty due to climate change
Climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children [...]
Pakistan floods leave villages cut off as monsoon devastation continues
Relentless monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc across Pakistan, leaving [...]
One in four still lacks access to safe drinking water and sanitation
Despite progress over the past decade, billions worldwide still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene, leaving them vulnerable to disease and social exclusion, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.
Putting water management at the centre of the climate change fight
Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely [...]
Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty, as experts convene in New York
Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in [...]
UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide
Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats [...]
Monsoon floods kill more than 700 in Pakistan, with heavy rains set to continue
Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least [...]
‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its future, in remarks to a conference in Japan focused on the continent’s development.
It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says
Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience [...]
Rubella eliminated as a public health problem in Nepal: WHO
Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, the [...]
Plastic pollution treaty talks adjourn, but countries want to ‘remain at the table’: UNEP chief
The international push for consensus on a legally binding deal [...]
World News in Brief: Cholera strikes Sudan and beyond, humanitarian needs grown for returning Afghans, rising insecurity in DR Congo
The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease – cholera – [...]
Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar [...]
How nuclear technology can help fight seafood fraud
Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing [...]
Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition [...]
Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ with hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns
Public health conditions in Gaza are “catastrophic”, with hospitals operating [...]
Celebrating youth: ‘When young people take the lead, everyone gains’
Colourful blocks for stacking or perhaps an abacus for counting – these are the sorts of tactile objects one might expect to see in a kindergarten classroom.