Sustainability
Fair Finance: How can the global inequality gap be narrowed? |
UN Special Envoy Hiro Mizuno. Hiro Mizuno Before his appointment as Special Envoy, on 30 December 2020, Mr. Mizuno, of Japan,...
‘End the scourge of neglected tropical diseases’: UN health chief |
In a statement released by WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared that a new approach is needed if diseases such as...
UN chief receives COVID-19 vaccine in New York |
In a Tweet, Mr. Guterres expressed his gratitude and good fortune at receiving the jab, and urged the international community...
Climate litigation spikes, giving courts an ‘essential role’ in addressing climate crisis |
Recent trends in climate litigation include “greenwashing” and non-disclosures, when corporate messaging contains false or misleading information about climate change...
UN health agency panel issues key guidance on second COVID vaccine doses |
The development follows SAGE’s recommendations on 5 January on how the similar Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine should be used, as deaths...
Climate change is a ‘global emergency’, people say in biggest ever opinion poll | People globally want more action to tackle climate crisis: UNDP survey
Described as the biggest climate survey yet conducted, UN Development Programme (UNDP)’s “People’s Climate Vote” poll also showed that people supported more...
Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop – UN rights experts |
In a joint appeal, Special Rapporteurs Ahmed Shaheed, Fernand de Varennes, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule and Tlaleng Mofokeng, said that the practice ran contrary to the...
Amidst surging COVID numbers, WHO chief urges: ‘take heart and take action’ |
Every death is someone’s parent, partner, child, or friend, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organiztion (WHO), told the...
Scale up funding for climate adaptation programmes, Guterres urges |
“Adaptation cannot be the neglected half of the climate equation”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at the Climate Adaptation Summit. The...
FROM THE FIELD: The microscopic creatures helping build Africa’s Great Green Wall
A young woman scientist in Burkina Faso is researching the role of micro-organisms in fighting desertification in the Sahel Region,...
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