UN chief calls for ‘green and clean’ development in message for Africa Industrialization Day
As African countries gear up to implement an historic free [...]
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Israeli settlements, Sahel crisis, Iran protests, reconciliation for peace, World Toilet Day
A recap of Tuesday’s stories in brief: UN ‘regret’ over [...]
Sustainable fishing staying afloat in developed world, sinking in poorer regions
More people than ever rely on fisheries and aquaculture for [...]
UN, African Union make significant joint commitment to global health
In the drive towards universal health coverage, the World Health [...]
‘Transformational benefits’ of ending outdoor defecation: Why toilets matter
Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than [...]
WHO supports measles campaign targeting millions of children in northern Nigeria
More than 28 million children in northern Nigeria will be [...]
UN calls for action to tackle ‘ubiquitous but invisible’ global road safety crisis
Saving lives by improving road safety is “one of the [...]
New UN forestry project bids to help countries meet climate change commitments
More than two dozen countries across Asia, Africa and Latin [...]
Over 1 million health consultations provided in Yemen in 2019: UN migration agency
Since the beginning of the year, the UN Migration Agency [...]
UN agency sounds alarm: Dwindling agrobiodiversity ‘severe threat’ to food security
To help ensure the most-consumed foods don’t disappear in the [...]
Thursday’s Daily Brief: Envoy heads for Bolivia, ICC on Myanmar, dignity for sanitation workers, sterilizing mosquitoes
A recap of Thursday’s main stories: UN chief on Bolivian crisis; [...]
UN mosquito sterilization technology set for global testing, in battle against malaria, dengue
With more than half the world now at risk from [...]
Zero new confirmed cholera cases in Haiti for nine months: UN envoy
Although Haiti is in the “homestretch” of defeating a cholera [...]
Over $39 million earmarked by UN-backed fund to combat effects of climate change in Nepal
More than $39 million in funding was approved on Wednesday [...]
Revealed: danger and squalor for cleaners who remove human waste by hand
The plight of sanitation workers in the developing world should [...]
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: UN bid to aid diabetics, Israel-Gaza attacks, climate change in Nepal, Iraq envoy appeal to MPs
A recap of Wednesday’s stories in brief: UN leads plan [...]
UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide
Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past [...]
Australia wildfires: communities must stay vigilant, urges UN weather agency
As Australia’s “catastrophic” and deadly wildfire emergency continues, UN weather [...]
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: ‘Forgotten’ pneumonia epidemic, experts urge vigilance over Australia wildfires, Ebola vaccine breakthrough
A recap of Tuesday’s top stories: Pneumonia number one killer [...]
UN spotlights ‘explosive’ obesity rates, hunger in Latin America and Caribbean
Since 1975, adult obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean region has [...]