Sustainability
COVID-19: WHO working on supply pipeline for protective equipment and tests
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking during his regular briefing in Geneva where he highlighted latest developments in the UN agency’s support to countries facing what he described as “an...
Still ‘early days’ to assess COVID-19 impact on women, children – UNICEF official
UN News spoke to Ms. Luwei Pearson, Acting Director of UNICEF’s Health Programme Division, about the agency’s quick response to...
Blueprint launched to manage Earth’s fragile peatland carbon sinks
Launched on Wednesday, the guidelines for peatland mapping and conservation come as around 15 per cent of the world's peatlands...
Talking to your children about coronavirus: Let them know you’re listening, remind them you care
Amidst a deluge of information and with more and more people being confined to their homes, it is not surprising...
New report from UN Economic Commission for Europe measures progress on global goals
The UN Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) first regional report on SDG progress has singled out Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Estonia, United States, Norway, Portugal, Ireland and...
UN Population Fund sounds alarm over dire situation facing women and girls in Syria after 10 years of war
Women and girls continue to bear the brunt of the crisis, struggling to survive and care for traumatized children, as the...
Coronavirus update: UN addresses school disruptions, suspends public access to New York Headquarters
Close to 363 million learners worldwide have been impacted said UNESCO, as it convened a videoconference of higher education officials...
COVID-19: UN ‘remains open for business’, determined to deliver for the people we serve, says UN chief
In an email to all UN staff as the weekend began, the Secretary-General António Guterres, emphasized that the Organization “remains open for...
Brazilian mountain farmers reap recognition, through UN heritage listing
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has, for the first time, recognized these traditional farmers who inhabit the Sempre...
Coronavirus: Pandemic alert should be trigger for countries to do more against COVID-19
Speaking in Geneva, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus insisted that the fact that the term was being...
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