Sustainability
From bustling streets to lockdown: Bangladesh and the UN mobilize to fight COVID-19: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
The capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka, where I have been living and working for the past three years, is normally...
Millions more children at risk with immunization services disrupted amid COVID-19 pandemic
Making its call at the start of the 2020 edition of World Immunization Week, UNICEF said on Saturday that millions...
Liberia: Ebola contact tracing lessons inform COVID-19 response
UNFPA has been recruiting hundreds of contact tracers from local communities who are supporting health authorities in the most affected...
First Person: Finding new ways to save millions at risk during the coronavirus pandemic
In a statement released on Friday, the UN said that aid efforts are being stepped up, with humanitarian workers installing...
‘Landmark collaboration’ to make COVID-19 testing and treatment available to all
The virtual launch of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, saw participation from all corners of the planet to...
COVID-19: 5G broadband conspiracy ‘a hoax with no technical basis’, UN telecoms agency
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5G phone masts have reportedly been damaged or destroyed in several European countries, including...
Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change – UN weather agency chief
“This drop of emissions of six per cent, that’s unfortunately (only) short-term good news”, said Professor Petteri Taalas, World Meteorological...
FROM THE FIELD: ‘Green practices’ boost blue economy
Protecting marine areas from over-exploitation and providing the people who have traditionally lived off the sea with a sustainable alternative...
Coronavirus economics: Debt-laden countries at risk, as financial markets screech to a halt
Since the start of the pandemic, financial institutions including the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) –...
UN Chief Calls on Small Islands to Continue Pushing for Climate Action “Now is not the time for retreat”
Addressing a forum of leaders from Small Island Developing States, the Secretary-General stressed that the world must work together to...
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