Sustainability
UN talks ‘honestly’ about the environment and avoids ‘scaremongering’ |
The challenge of tackling climate change is one that the UN needs to talk about “honestly, without scaremongering” and by...
COVID-19 ‘extremely unlikely’ to have come from a lab, experts say |
Dr. Peter Ben Embarek from the World Health Organization (WHO) was speaking during a press conference in Wuhan, China, at...
FROM THE FIELD: Teaching Chad’s scientists of the future |
A pilot study in the city of Bol in Chad, which has suffered the effects of cross-border terrorism over many...
UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security |
Pulses – also called legumes – are the edible seeds of plants from the pea family, cultivated for consumption. They...
Cooling La Niña is on the wane, but temperatures set to rise: UN weather agency |
It noted that above-normal temperatures in the next three months are expected in western, central and eastern Asia and over...
Social development key pillar for ‘sustainable and resilient’ world – Commission hears |
“The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of the key role social development plays in protecting people’s lives and livelihoods,...
New COVID-19 variants raise questions around vaccines, WHO says |
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking one day after South Africa announced it was temporarily suspending rollout of the...
2021 a ‘crucial year’ for climate change, UN chief tells Member States |
António Guterres was speaking to Member States meeting as part of the preparations towards the latest annual UN climate conference,...
FROM THE FIELD: Chicken wings, hunger and the Super Bowl |
WFP says Americans spent around $17 billion on food, drinks, party supplies and other paraphernalia to mark the 2020 Super...
Unless COVID is suppressed everywhere, we’ll be ‘back at square one’, Tedros warns |
“In one sense, that’s good news, and a remarkable achievement in such a short timeframe”, World Health Organization (WHO) chief,...
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