Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate crisis?
Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt [...]
Delta variant, a warning the COVID-19 virus is getting ‘fitter and faster’
Cases and deaths resulting from COVID-19 continue to climb worldwide, [...]
From electric dreams to supercharged reality: the road race to a clean energy future
The global Formula E electric race series, a partner with [...]
COVID-19 vaccine shipments boost for Africa
After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in [...]
Yemen: New World Bank funds offer lifeline to most vulnerable
Three UN agencies on Thursday welcomed $127 million in new [...]
Countries urged to develop pandemic preparedness and response treaty
A senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has [...]
Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID crisis: UN deputy chief
A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday at the end of a major global food security meeting.
On World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls to eliminate disease by 2030
The UN health agency pointed out on Wednesday, World Hepatitis Day, that every 30 [...]
COVID-19 infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries
COVID-19 infections rose eight per cent last week to more [...]
Progress on tobacco fight, but new nicotine products pose increasing threat
While many countries are making progress in the fight against [...]
Child malnutrition expected to quadruple in Southern Madagascar
At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern [...]
Outstanding sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
An ancient temple in India and a “cultural landscape” in Spain have [...]
UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought
Negotiations began on Monday to approve a UN science report which will anchor high level summits later this year, charged with boosting climate action worldwide.
Support mangrove conservation, UNESCO chief says
The world is waking up to the importance of mangroves, a [...]
Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres
Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well as one-third of all emissions and 80 per cent of biodiversity loss, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, in a call to all countries to transform food systems to speed up sustainable development.
No pathway to reach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5˚C goal without the G20: UN chief
“The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to [...]
‘Lack of global solidarity’, slow vaccination rates put Indonesia in COVID glare
A “lack of global solidarity” including the hoarding of vaccines [...]
Farmers the ‘lifeblood of our food systems’, deputy UN chief highlights, ahead of key summit
Farmers, especially women and indigenous people, work tirelessly to put food on our tables. UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed met on Saturday women producers at a farmers’ market in Circo Massimo, Rome, ahead of the Food Systems Pre-Summit taking place next week.
New ECOSOC President aims to maximize ‘reach, relevance and impact’
The role of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in promoting development has become “even more critical” as a way of guiding and informing the COVID-19 pandemic response worldwide, Collen Vixen Kelapile said on Friday, speaking for the first time as the UN body’s president.
Water-related hazards dominate list of 10 most destructive disasters
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global climate, water-related [...]