Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities
In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous [...]
Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity
By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are positioning themselves as vital contributors to the continent’s prosperity and sustainable development.
Landlocked but not left behind: UN summit in Turkmenistan wraps with bold new roadmap
The Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries wrapped up earlier Friday in Awaza, Turkmenistan, with delegates adopting a landmark political declaration aimed at speeding up sustainable development and boosting resilience in 32 nations that lack direct access to the sea.
Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency
Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires [...]
Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit
Countries agreed Thursday to form a new climate negotiating bloc to advocate for the unique needs of nations without direct access to the sea. The decision was reached at the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), currently under way in Awaza, Turkmenistan.
Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns
New evidence suggests mistreatment remains common in maternal and newborn [...]
World News in Brief: Funding schools in Afghanistan, Seaweed farming in Latin America, drought in Somalia
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of $3.5 million from the Government of Indonesia to support the agency’s school meal programme in Afghanistan.
‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity
For the world’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), geography isn’t just a challenge, it’s a costly barrier to trade. Cut off from direct access to the sea, these nations face steep transport costs, sluggish delivery times, and a maze of border procedures that slow down economic progress.
Geography shouldn’t define destiny: UN summit on landlocked nations opens in Turkmenistan
Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, Secretary-General António Guterres said at its opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, on Tuesday.
The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief
High stakes negotiations got underway at the UN Geneva on [...]
The final straw? Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva
Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement [...]
UN urges MPs to deliver on development promises for 600 million in landlocked nations
At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world are being urged to take decisive action to improve the lives of more than 600 million people living in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs).
Cholera spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warns
Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of [...]
World News in Brief: Hunger in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, climate and displacement crisis in Somalia, World Breastfeeding Week
Nearly 3.2 million people in the English and Dutch-Speaking Caribbean [...]
Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines
Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward [...]
Trade measures critical to ending plastic pollution
Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic [...]
In Myanmar, conflict and floods collide as UN warns of deepening crisis
As Myanmar reels from deadly floods, renewed fighting and widespread [...]
Once-in-a-decade push for the ‘locked out’: Global leaders set for landmark UN conference in Turkmenistan
In early August, Heads of State, ministers, investors and grassroots leaders will gather in Awaza on Turkmenistan’s Caspian coast for once-in-a-decade UN conference aiming to rewire the global system in support of 32 landlocked developing countries whose economies are often “locked out” of opportunity due to their lack of access to the sea.
Tsunami alert highlights worth of global early warning system
Early warning systems kicked in overnight across Pacific coastal communities [...]
Haitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US humanitarian support
People in Haiti have expressed “despair” following the “abrupt suspension” [...]