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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries
Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural [...]
‘We can do better’ for pedestrian and cyclist safety worldwide
A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 kilometres in Fortaleza, Brazil. A project to create a bike lane in every street of Paris. And the longest pedestrian and cycle tunnel in the [...]
Media Advisory | Amidst intersecting crises, UN conference seeks to accelerate progress towards SDG 16 – on peace, justice and strong institutions
Media Advisory | Amidst intersecting crises, UN conference seeks to accelerate progress towards SDG 16 - on peace, justice and strong institutions
‘She cries in her sleep’: Deeper crisis looms beneath devastation from Myanmar quake
An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks on, the situation in Myanmar remains dire, with whole communities still traumatised and vulnerable. Read [...]
UN Secretary-General appoints High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP
Media Advisory | The UN’s Science, Technology and Innovation Forum marks 10 years of bridging frontier knowledge and policy for sustainable development
More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities
Where you're born could be the difference between living over three decades longer than someone else from a poorer country lacking safe housing, good educational opportunities and access to decent jobs, a new UN report [...]
Hospital bombing deepens bleak situation for war-weary South Sudanese
Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated attacks on healthcare including the bombing of a hospital in eastern Jonglei state at the weekend are just the latest of the “multiple vulnerabilities” the [...]
Lives of pregnant women and newborns at risk as funding cuts impact midwifery support
Midwives are vital frontline workers who can provide up to 90 per cent of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services – from safely delivering babies to caring for survivors of sexual violence. Read [...]
Media Advisory | The UN’s Science, Technology and Innovation Forum marks 10 years of bridging frontier knowledge and policy for sustainable development
Media Advisory | The UN’s Science, Technology and Innovation Forum marks 10 years of bridging frontier knowledge and policy for sustainable development
FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks
Greater awareness and action are needed as Europe and parts of the Middle East grapple with fresh outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which can have devastating impacts on both animal health and regional economies, the [...]