Sustainability
UN chief outlines solutions to defeat ‘four horsemen’ threatening our global future
In a wide-ranging speech to the General Assembly, the UN chief outlined strategies to address what he called the “four horsemen in our midst”, and he urged countries to take...
Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, but it’s not inevitable: new UN report
The World Social Report 2020, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), shows that income inequality...
Healthcare’s a human right, not ‘a privilege for the rich’ UNAIDS argues at Davos
In a press release issued as the World Economic Forum gets fully underway in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, UNAIDS Executive...
Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks
The recommendation follows an independent assessment into deadly attacks allegedly carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group during the latter part...
FROM THE FIELD: Weeding out Mexico’s unwanted beach invader
With the biodiversity of plants cultivated for food shrinking, the global population’s health, livelihoods and environment are under severe threat....
East Africa locusts threaten food insecurity across subregion, alerts UN agriculture agency
Destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of crops, the outbreak is impacting the region’s food insecurity. The UN agency urged...
Urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections, warns WHO
Two new WHO reports reveal that while some 50 new antibiotics and 10 biologics are under development, only 32 of...
Capacity of cities to tackle climate change key in ‘crucial battle’ for planet’s preservation, says UN chief
Nature has responded to this “suicide war” many times, “as we have seen through hurricanes, fires, and severe drought in various regions of the world,” Mr. Guterres...
Climate crisis ‘affecting quality of life and fuelling discontent’
Switch to renewables and low-carbon energy urgently needed UNDP Eritrea/Elizabeth Mwaniki | A solar mini-grid system in Eritrea powers two...
Sudan: Lives of traumatized, displaced women in West Darfur under threat
Since 28 December, intercommunal disputes in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) have left more than 40,000 civilians displaced, of...
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