UN-World Bank Group Joint Statement on Signing of a Strategic Partnership Framework for the 2030 Agenda
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2018 - The United Nations and the [...]
Immediate push on climate-smart development can keep more than 100 million people out of poverty
Climate change is already preventing people from escaping poverty, and without rapid, inclusive and climate-smart development, together with emissions-reductions efforts that protect the poor, there could be more than 100 million additional people in poverty by 2030, according to a new World Bank Group report released before the international climate conference in Paris.
Secretary-General welcomes new Carbon Pricing Panel
“Putting a price on carbon has been recognized as one of the most effective tools to incentivize low-carbon growth and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The Carbon Pricing Panel established by the World Bank can help accelerate the momentum to put a price on carbon-based fossil fuel emissions," Ban Ki-moon said.
Ebola cases evade detection due to ongoing lack of trust in communities – UN
The origin of the new cluster of Ebola cases is “not yet well understood,” the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today about the outbreak in West Africa.