UN chief calls for ‘green and clean’ development in message for Africa Industrialization Day
As African countries gear up to implement an historic free [...]
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Israeli settlements, Sahel crisis, Iran protests, reconciliation for peace, World Toilet Day
A recap of Tuesday’s stories in brief: UN ‘regret’ over [...]
World Toilet Day 2019: Tackling Global Sanitation Crisis, Leaving No One Behind
The theme of this year’s World Toilet Day is ‘Leaving no one behind’, [...]
Sustainable fishing staying afloat in developed world, sinking in poorer regions
More people than ever rely on fisheries and aquaculture for [...]
UN, African Union make significant joint commitment to global health
In the drive towards universal health coverage, the World Health [...]
‘Transformational benefits’ of ending outdoor defecation: Why toilets matter
Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than [...]
WHO supports measles campaign targeting millions of children in northern Nigeria
More than 28 million children in northern Nigeria will be [...]
UN calls for action to tackle ‘ubiquitous but invisible’ global road safety crisis
Saving lives by improving road safety is “one of the [...]
New UN forestry project bids to help countries meet climate change commitments
More than two dozen countries across Asia, Africa and Latin [...]
Over 1 million health consultations provided in Yemen in 2019: UN migration agency
Since the beginning of the year, the UN Migration Agency [...]
UN agency sounds alarm: Dwindling agrobiodiversity ‘severe threat’ to food security
To help ensure the most-consumed foods don’t disappear in the [...]
Thursday’s Daily Brief: Envoy heads for Bolivia, ICC on Myanmar, dignity for sanitation workers, sterilizing mosquitoes
A recap of Thursday’s main stories: UN chief on Bolivian crisis; [...]