Secretary-General welcomes US return to Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Following the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden on [...]
Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to re-join WHO
The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by [...]
Over 1.9 billion people in Asia-Pacific unable to afford a healthy diet: UN report
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and surging food [...]
Independent panel finds critical early failings in COVID-19 response
The global system for pandemic alert and response is “not [...]
UN agencies supporting mammoth India COVID-19 vaccine rollout
India has begun what is the world’s biggest COVID vaccination [...]
WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in COVID-19 vaccine access
A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of [...]
Step up action and adapt to ‘new climate reality’, UN environment report urges
Though countries have made progress in planning for climate change [...]
COVID-19 committee stresses need for equitable vaccine access, more data sharing
As COVID-19 cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and [...]
As COVID deaths pass two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism’
With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to [...]
2020, one of three warmest years on record: World Meteorological Organization
The COVID-19 pandemic was not the only long-term crisis the [...]
Health experts arrive in Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins
Members of an international team studying the origins of the [...]
Israel: Ensure equal COVID-19 vaccine access to Palestinians – UN Independent experts
Israel’s “impressive” vaccination programme against the COVID-19 pandemic must include [...]
State of the ocean will ‘ultimately determine the survival of our species’: UN Special Envoy
The health of the ocean will ultimately determine the survival [...]
UN reports major progress towards eradicating sheep and goat plague
The world is moving closer to stamping out a highly contagious disease that affects sheep and goats, but also the livelihoods of millions of families who depend on these animals for food and income, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday.
Step up surveillance of emerging coronavirus variants, WHO urges
Efforts should be stepped up to quickly identify and study [...]
COVID-19 recovery offers ‘chance to change course’, Guterres tells One Planet Summit
The process of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic offers the [...]
UNICEF chief: Closing schools should be ‘measure of last resort’
The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) underscored on [...]
UN chief calls for ‘urgent transition’ from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Building a global coalition for carbon neutrality by mid-century will [...]
UN agencies, partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile
In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, [...]
Get COVID-19 vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations underway within 100 days worldwide, Tedros urges
There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations [...]