Sustainability
First Person: ‘I did it, dad!’ A father’s experience of Down syndrome |
On this year’s World Down Syndrome Day, marked annually on 21 March, UN News’, Nabil Al Midani, shares his personal...
Exploited and marginalized, Bangladeshi tea workers speak up for their rights |
“During my pregnancy, my family planned to help me deliver my baby at home, following in the footsteps of my...
Recognize ‘true value’ of water, UN urges, marking World Day |
“For me, water means protection”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message. Access to water is a defence against ill-health,...
1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19 |
Latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) from more than 80 countries, showed a reduction in treatment of 21...
Women ‘systematically excluded’ from COVID response, despite being worst affected |
Women have suffered the worst impacts of COVID not only on the frontlines of healthcare, but also through the loss...
Inequity of COVID-19 vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief |
“In January, I said that the world was on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure unless urgent steps were...
Inventions boom in ‘assistive tech’ offers wider benefits for all |
After double-digit growth in the sector in recent years, the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization said that “assistive technologies" are...
‘Seize the moment’ to recover and rebuild better, UN deputy chief urges Asia-Pacific nations |
Addressing the eighth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, convened by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the...
Oceans under threat like never before, warns World Meteorological Organization |
In an alert that warmer seas helped to fuel a record Atlantic hurricane season last year, along with intense tropical cyclones in the...
New report details indigenous struggle for land rights – United Nations Sustainable Development
New report details indigenous struggle for land rights Although the world’s indigenous peoples live in areas that contain around 80...
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