World’s 1.8 billion youth must ‘have a say in the future of the planet’
It is “crucial” that the world’s 1.8 billion young people [...]
UN chief calls for ‘a fair globalization’ with first-ever Global Goals Summit
“We need more investment, more political action, more priority for a fair globalization”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an interview on Thursday, when asked about his expectations for the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, on 24-25 September at New York headquarters.
UN summits to urge ‘ambition and action’ on climate change, sustainable development: Guterres
There are five key United Nations summits taking place next [...]
Thursday’s Daily Brief: Stark childbirth survival figures, Security Council split on Syria, nature-based climate initiatives
A recap of Thursday’s top stories: One pregnant woman or [...]
Nature ‘one of most effective ways’ of combatting climate change
Nature is “one of the most effective ways” of combatting [...]
Despite progress in childbirth safety, one woman or baby dies every 11 seconds
Childbirth survival rates are now a “staggering success” compared with [...]
New UN report launched to help ratchet up action to combat climate crisis
Ahead of global leaders’ arrival in New York for the Climate Action Summit on 23 September, the United Nations deputy chief has launched a comprehensive report on how the world can take swift and meaningful action to slow down climate change.
Cities: a ’cause of and solution to’ climate change
Cities around the world are the “main cause of climate [...]
UN climate summit aims to speed up transition to cleaner, greener future
New measures to speed up the transition to clean energy and green economies are among the initiatives to be unveiled during the UN Climate Change Summit next week.
Monday’s Daily Brief: Ozone layer heals, ‘regional conflagration’ risk rises over oilfield attacks, South Sudan update, Myanmar genocide threat remains
A recap of Monday’s top stories: The ozone layer is [...]
Five avoidable deaths per minute shows urgent need for action on patient safety
With at least five people dying every minute due to [...]
Ozone on track to heal completely in our lifetime, UN environment agency declares on World Day.
At the current momentum, scientists predict the planet’s protective shield [...]