Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA
The global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – it’s due to social and economic pressures stopping them from having the children they want, says a new UN report. [...]
Guterres calls for an end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment of humanity’s fractured relationship with the sea. Read Full Story on [...]
No green without blue: Young ocean explorers set sail for a sustainable future
With science at the forefront of the opening day of the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UN News boarded a 111-year-old Norwegian tall ship on the French Riviera to meet 50 science students, along with [...]
Press Release | UN Ocean Conference opens with calls for urgent action to safeguard the health of the ocean
Nice, France, 9 June 2025 – The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of France and Costa Rica, opened today in Nice with strong calls to accelerate action and mobilize all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean.
Drifting architects: Plankton, climate, and the race to understand our changing ocean
They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – the ocean’s lifeblood – regulate the climate, feed the seas, and shape life on Earth. Scientists along the French Riviera are in a race against time [...]
Green gold beneath the waves: How seaweed – and one man’s obsession – could save the world
As world leaders gear up for the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, one policy expert is making waves with an ancient marine organism he believes could help feed the planet, clean the air, and [...]