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 [...]
Three-quarters of the land-based environment and about 66% of the [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with countries [...]
Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on [...]
A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands [...]
Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, [...]
COVID-19 rates are on the rise in the Americas, where [...]
Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus [...]
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and [...]
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, also known as severe wasting, is one of [...]
Risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday expressed concern over [...]
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.
Almost one billion people with disabilities and older persons are [...]
Governments, cities, companies, and communities around the world are taking [...]
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.
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.
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.
Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing [...]
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.