Talks on net zero shipping framework shelved as nations fail to reach consensus
Talks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on adopting new [...]
Groundbreaking report reveals powerful link between poverty and the climate crisis
Nearly 80 per cent of the world’s poor – 887 [...]
World Food Day LIVE: The task of feeding the world
Amid the destruction of the Second World War, nations responded [...]
Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agency
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in [...]
Afghan quake aftermath: Children facing heightened risk from disease
Over 212,000 Afghan children are now at risk of acute [...]
The ‘clean revolution is unstoppable’ but will it arrive too late?
A new report released on Tuesday warns the world is [...]
WHO calls for greater investment in brain health and care services
Countries must scale up investment and care to treat neurological [...]
Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going hungry, according to the UN.
Nations confront deep divisions over carbon emission cuts to global shipping
The UN maritime agency opened a special session in London [...]
Indirect disaster effects cost the world nearly $2 trillion per year, Guterres says on International Day
From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 [...]
Antibiotic resistance surges globally, UN health agency warns
Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – [...]
The ‘food heroes’ cultivating global change
People around the world who are transforming food systems in their local communities are being recognised and supported by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Can AI create a fairer future for persons with disabilities?
For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence [...]
Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis
One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal [...]
‘Never be afraid to ask for help’: Ukrainians scarred by war find space to heal
People in Ukraine who have suffered mental stress as a [...]
Ministers from Europe and beyond commit to address housing emergency
Across Europe and beyond, housing costs are rising faster than [...]
WHO says rebuilding Gaza’s shattered health system critical to a lasting peace
As indirect talks in Egypt seeking to end Gaza’s two-year [...]
Guterres urges countries to ‘seize this historic opportunity’ as renewable energy use grows
With clean energy on the rise, the UN Secretary-General renewed [...]
WHO: Despite smoking decline, tobacco still hooks one in five adults worldwide
Although there are fewer smokers now than 15 years ago, [...]
Haiti battles rabies with vaccines and vigilance
Health authorities in Haiti are turning deaths caused by rabies-infected [...]