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What can the UN do to support India through its deadly COVID-19 surge?
The UN is at the forefront of efforts to help [...]
Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges
Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by [...]
UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives
The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, [...]
Pandemic showcases need for partnerships: ECOSOC President
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how all countries are connected, underscoring that global cooperation and solidarity are the only way out of the crisis, senior UN officials said on Monday during the annual Partnership Forum, organized by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
‘Make or break moment’ for forests
Forests are at the core of our efforts to restore [...]
Iraq: UN representative calls for ‘stronger protection measures’ after fatal fire in COVID hospital
The UN Special Representative in Iraq expressed “shock and pain” [...]
A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on international day
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has [...]
SDGs and music: agents of change in action
Music is a potent catalyst for change with the ability [...]
Ocean science and technology critical to restore deteriorating global marine environment, warns latest UN assessment
PRESS RELEASE 21 April, New York --The world [...]
Commit to restoring the planet, UN chief says in message for International Mother Earth Day
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for commitment to restoring [...]
A+E Networks Win MIP SDG Award
The second annual MIP SDG Award held during the MIPTV [...]
Growing calls for revamping development financing to ensure sustainable global recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
NEW YORK, 12 April – With many economies reeling as [...]
The SDGs Decade of Action and the shifting Global Landscape by United Nations in China – Exposure
March 29, 2021 - The United Nations in China hosted [...]
Earth Hour: ‘Make peace with nature’ – UN chief
The world began to ripple to darkness on Saturday as [...]
Women ‘systematically excluded’ from COVID response, despite being worst affected
Notwithstanding that women make up 70 per cent of healthcare [...]
Oceans under threat like never before, warns World Meteorological Organization
Climate change has hit the world’s oceans hard, UN weather experts said on Monday, in a call for lifesaving monitoring and early warning services that were interrupted by COVID-19 to be ramped up again, to protect shipping and coastal communities at risk.
Recognizing ‘historic tipping point’, UN begins push towards more sustainable energy future
Renewable energy is “crucial for building a sustainable, prosperous and [...]
Protect forests for ‘people, planet and prosperity’, Guterres urges on World Wildlife Day
Under increasing threat from the unsustainable use of forest resources [...]
UN climate report a ‘red alert’ for the planet: Guterres
Nations are “nowhere close” to the level of action needed [...]