General Assembly President calls for solidarity with Ukraine as ‘needless war’ reaches two-year mark
UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis urged countries to stand [...]
Desertification and Drought Day 2024: “United for Land: Our Legacy. Our Future”
This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of healthy land becomes degraded – adding up to a total of 100 million hectares every year.
UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development
Today’s multilateral arrangements – global and regional organizations and major development banks – are “not up to the job” of helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the deputy UN chief said on Tuesday.
Climate-affected Madagascar adapts to new reality: A Resident Coordinator blog
People living in Madagascar are learning to adapt to rapidly [...]
First Person: Supporting mental health in Madagascar, one consultation at a time
Ongoing humanitarian crises in southern Madagascar have worsened the situation [...]
Zero waste, more hope in South Sudan
Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and [...]
Asia-Pacific off track on path to SDGs, UN data shows
A new UN report has revealed a concerning trajectory for the Asia-Pacific region, projecting a delay until 2062 to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), overshooting the schedule by a staggering 32 years.
Asia-Pacific off track on path to SDGs, UN data shows
A new UN report has revealed a concerning trajectory for the Asia-Pacific region, projecting a delay until 2062 to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), overshooting the schedule by a staggering 32 years.
World News in Brief: Warmest January on record, Sudan diplomacy push, catching childhood cancer early
In the battle to slow global warming, January was the [...]
Stories from the UN Archive: Boris Karloff, leprosy and Nigeria
As the world celebrates World Radio Day, marked on 13 February, [...]
Rising hunger: UN chief identifies wars, climate chaos as aggravating factors
Countries must act now to break the deadly links between [...]
First-ever UN report reveals complex threats to migratory species
Migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with nearly half [...]
Landmark UN report reveals shocking state of wildlife: the world’s migratory species of animals are in decline, and the global extinction risk is increasing
The first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report was launched today by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a UN biodiversity treaty, at the opening of a major UN wildlife conservation conference (CMS COP14).
Mongolian dzud: Extreme weather puts 90% of country at ‘high risk’
The ongoing “white and iron” dzud in Mongolia has reached [...]
World News in Brief: Unprecedented cholera spike in Africa, Julian Assange extradition update, locusts compound Sudan crisis
Cholera cases are surging globally, and there’s been an unprecedented [...]
Media Advisory | UN calls for innovative solutions to foster social justice and digital transformation to advance the Sustainable Development Goals
MEDIA ADVISORY UN calls for innovative solutions to foster social [...]
Cancer rates set to rise 77 per cent by 2050
Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per [...]
