Sustainability
COVID-19: ‘Sombre moment’ as cases top 100,000 worldwide
“As we mark this sombre moment, the World Health Organization reminds all countries and communities that the spread of this...
COVID-19: countries, businesses must safeguard human rights as virus spreads: Bachelet
Liz Throssell, spokesperson in the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR), said rights chief Michelle Bachelet, had noted “people who are already barely...
Coronavirus update: WHO chief calls for private sector to step up, and, should you take that flight?
So far, no imminent specific shortages have been identified, and manufacturing has resumed in most parts of China, but the...
Coronavirus update: 290 million students now stuck at home
The global scale and speed of the current educational disruption is unparalleled Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, UNESCO Disadvantaged children are the...
International Women’s Day: progress on gender equality remains slow
The report finds faltering progress and notes that hard-won advances are being reversed by rampant inequality, climate change, conflict and...
Coronavirus COVID-19 wipes $50 billion off global exports in February alone, as IMF pledges support for vulnerable nations
In remarks made at a joint press conference with the head of the World Bank Group, the IMF Managing Director,...
Coronavirus update: UN scales back major conference
The move came following a recommendation from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to Member States, on February 29, to amend the...
Gender equality grows as key aspect of sustainable ocean management
Intro: According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, women represent nearly half of the estimated 180 million people worldwide working...
World Wildlife Day: UN chief urges ‘more caring’ relationship with nature
Humanity is weaved into “the rich tapestry of life that makes up our world’s biological diversity”, said Secretary-General António Guterres. “All...
Warmer months ahead for many parts of the planet: UN weather agency
The UN agency published its latest update on El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a naturally occurring phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific...
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