Sustainability
COVID disrupts contraception services, leads to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, says UNFPA |
According to new estimates from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and Avenir Health, this has led to around 1.4 million unintended pregnancies. ...
WHO backs AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid clotting concerns; green lights Johnson & Johnson shots |
The development comes after several European countries suspended the rollout of the jab as a precaution. “As of 9 March,...
Commitment to post-pandemic ‘green’ recovery falling short, UN-backed study finds |
The study analyses pandemic-related fiscal policies of 50 leading economies and reveals that only $386 billion of the $46 trillion...
Recognizing ‘historic tipping point’, UN begins push towards more sustainable energy future |
“Our challenge is clear: to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, the world must cut carbon emissions by at least...
World stands at critical moment to deliver on 2030 Agenda – UN deputy chief |
Multilateral engagement is key to responding to the pandemic and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the deputy chief highlighted the importance...
UN adopts landmark framework to integrate natural capital in economic reporting – United Nations Sustainable Development
PRESS RELEASE Countries agree to go beyond GDP with new framework that accounts for nature’s contribution to economy New York,...
Disaster preparedness is key, 10 years on from Japan quake and tsunami: UN |
Known officially as the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, António Guterres expressed his condolences, “to those who continue to grieve the...
Food systems account for over one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions |
Food system emissions were estimated at 18 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2015, or 34 per cent, though...
Woman army officer in forefront of COVID-19 battle in Sierra Leone |
“COVID-19 is a dynamic and fluid situation,” says Lieutenant Matilda Mattu Moiwo. “You can’t predict everything that will occur in...
‘COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate, but societies do’, say women frontliners |
Dr. Roopa Dhatt, Executive Director of Women in Global Health, and two scientists who have developed COVID-19 vaccines – Professor...
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