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UN reviews progress, challenges 30 years after landmark population conference
Global progress towards sustainable development will continue to stall unless countries do more to bridge the gender gap and reduce poverty and inequality, the President of the General Assembly said on Monday.
UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather
Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme weather events that are currently devastating southern Africa and other regions with flooding and drought. Read Full Story on UN [...]
‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health agency
Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, while also potentially increasing the already serious and growing threat of antimicrobial resistance from "superbugs", the UN World Health [...]
Climate action ‘cannot trample over the poor’ says Guterres, launching new initiative to protect key minerals for clean energy transition
The UN Secretary-General on Friday launched an initiative focusing on ensuring fairness, sustainability, and respect for human rights throughout the entire process of sourcing and using critical minerals needed for the clean energy transition. Read [...]
Media Advisory | Countries agree to accelerate action to implement historic plan on population and development, and boost progress towards the SDGs
Media Advisory Countries agree to accelerate action to implement historic plan on population and development, and boost progress towards the SDGs Follow LIVE on UN Web TV WHAT: 57th session of [...]
Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measures
Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls now match or even exceed boys when it comes to substance use, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in [...]
Gender therapy review reveals devastating impacts on teens
A top Human Rights Council-appointed expert has welcomed the decision by all health authorities in the United Kingdom to halt the routine use of puberty-blockers offered to children as part of gender transition services, amid [...]
Stories from the UN Archive: UN proclaims world’s first Earth Day
The General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009, but the roots of the Day go back to the 1970s. Read Full Story on UN News
Media Advisory | Renewed urgency for upcoming UN conference to forge new path for prosperity in Small Island Developing States amidst global crises
Media advisory Media accreditation OPEN until 10 May World leaders will convene at The fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), hosted by Antigua and Barbuda, to deliver a bold new plan of [...]