Amputee footballers reclaim hope amid Gaza’s ruins
Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg [...]
From milking stalls to mobile apps: UN-supported project powers rural revival in Indonesia
In the rolling hills of Indonesia’s West Java province, thousands of farmers are reaping tangible benefits from the digitization of their businesses and improved access to finance, thanks in part to a United Nations‑supported project.
Malaria vaccine price cut set to protect 7 million more children by 2030
Vaccine alliance Gavi and children’s agency UNICEF have struck a [...]
Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and a pledge to plan fossil fuel transition
In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries [...]
‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest
Ministers and leaders from across the world’s 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate industrialisation that benefits all, and strengthen resilience in the face of global challenges, at an international UN conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
From waste pickers to courtrooms: Women demand a gender focus at COP30
On the scheduled final day of COP30 in Belém, tense [...]
Can industrial growth and climate action go hand in hand?
Do higher living standards in developing countries have to mean [...]
‘The world is watching’: Guterres and Lula urge unity as COP30 talks near deadline
With the clock ticking on climate negotiations in Belém, UN [...]
UNICEF: 20% of world’s children still trapped in extreme poverty
More than 19 per cent of children worldwide live in extreme poverty, surviving on under $3 a day, according to a new UNICEF report.
What’s at stake in the COP30 negotiations?
Talks at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, were [...]
In the Amazon, a school becomes a beacon of climate resilience
The boat ride from Belém to Barcarena is a journey [...]
UN calls for legal safeguards for AI in healthcare
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating in healthcare – [...]
Cities now home to nearly half of humanity: UN report
Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which is only going to increase as the world becomes increasingly urban.
COP30 enters its final stretch: urgency, ambition, and voices from the streets
The last week of COP30 has begun in Belém with [...]
‘When finance flows, ambition grows”: COP30’s call for action
In Belém, Brazil, as the world turns its eyes to [...]
Indigenous protesters block COP30 entrance, demand action from Brazilian Government
Around 90 Indigenous people from the Munduruku Indigenous group staged [...]
Diabetes now affects 1 in 6 pregnancies: What you need to know
Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest-growing health challenges – [...]
COP30: Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO warns as philanthropies pledge $300m for solutions
Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing [...]
From Haiti to Ethiopia: voices of climate displacement at COP30
Floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms are forcing millions from their [...]
Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30
Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the [...]