New UN framework to protect environment from harmful chemicals
A new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals [...]
World News in Brief: Aid workers under attack, DR Congo food crisis, Niger floods
South Sudan and Sudan are the world’s most dangerous countries [...]
Sudan: WHO supports battle against cholera in the east
The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up support in [...]
World News in Brief: Karabakh exodus continues, indigenous rights, UN steps up bid to curb food waste
More than 50,000 refugees have arrived in Armenia from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and their number is increasing “by the hour”, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said on Thursday.
World News in Brief: Sustainable tourism boost, record Antarctic sea ice melt
As the climate crisis threatens the tourist industry and the [...]
Pakistan floods a ‘litmus test’ for climate justice says Guterres
Top UN officials pledged support for Pakistan on Wednesday as [...]
From the Field: Greening tourism in Malaysia
When done well, tourism can serve as a sustainable cornerstone [...]
Ban smoking and vaping in schools worldwide urges WHO
Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and [...]
‘It’s crunch time’ to reach the SDGs, Mohammed tells Global Citizen Festival
Despite pouring rain, around 60,000 advocates, artists, influencers and concerned [...]
New global action pledge to end TB by 2030
Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms [...]
Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’
The consequences of poor chemicals and waste management worldwide are [...]
Summit of the Future ‘unique opportunity’ to rebuild trust: Guterres
The President of the UN General Assembly told foreign ministers gathered in New York on Thursday that forecasts predicting the death of effective diplomacy are premature.
World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine
Peace requires strong mobilization for human rights, sustainable development and [...]
Healthcare: Lack of universal coverage, ‘human rights tragedy on a massive scale’
World leaders on Thursday agreed to boost efforts to provide [...]
‘World’s breadbaskets’ are sinking, General Assembly chief warns
Although small island States are the most vulnerable to rising [...]
Press Release: With trillions needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders gather to set out bold solutions to urgently scale up investments
With trillions needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders [...]
‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell’ warns Guterres as climate coalition demands action
“Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects”, the UN chief declared on Wednesday, as a broad global coalition of “movers and doers” politicians, business and civil society gathered in New York for the first ever Climate Ambition Summit.
UN sets out bold solutions to rescue SDG finance
Taking urgent steps to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, world leaders launched a high level dialogue on Financing for Development on Wednesday.