Biodiversity Day: UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’
Three-quarters of the land-based environment and about 66% of the [...]
Europe: WHO supporting countries affected by rare monkeypox outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with countries [...]
Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation
Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on [...]
More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021
A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands [...]
Nations must ‘act together, urgently and with solidarity’ to end crisis of food insecurity
Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, [...]
Americas: Rising COVID-19 caseload should be a ‘wake-up call’
COVID-19 rates are on the rise in the Americas, where [...]
First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique
Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus [...]
‘Lifeline’ of renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: Guterres
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and [...]
Rescuing global goals, world’s ‘highest common priority’ – UN chief
For a world in crisis, rescuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “must be our highest common priority,” the UN chief told Member States on Tuesday at a key development meeting in New York.
Severe malnutrition or wasting, ‘excruciatingly painful’ threat to child survival
Severe malnutrition, also known as severe wasting, is one of [...]
Minimal risk of monkeypox transmission in UK following confirmed case
Risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal [...]
WHO ‘concerned’ over COVID-19 outbreak in DPR Korea, reiterates full support
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday expressed concern over [...]
‘We cannot rest’ until child labour is eliminated, ILO chief tells UN conference
Countries taking part in the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour this week in South Africa, are being urged to do more to end child labour by 2025.
Assistive technology: a ‘life changer’ for those most in need
Almost one billion people with disabilities and older persons are [...]
World Migratory Bird Day illuminates the dark side of light pollution
Governments, cities, companies, and communities around the world are taking [...]
Unity among nations, in push for greater space security at UN-led talks
A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation from civil society and Member States – including all five permanent members of the Security Council - at talks in Geneva.
‘Coalition of the willing’ to ensure healthy diets from sustainable food systems
Ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet is among the goals of a UN-backed initiative launched on Friday in line with efforts to transform food systems globally.
Sustainable Development Goals in peril due to overseas aid cuts: Guterres
Recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments, will have “direct, negative impacts” on the ability of the world to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN chief warned on Friday.
World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation
Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing [...]
UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation to boost food security, especially for the billions worldwide living close to the bread line.