Sustainability
2019 second hottest year on record, UN confirms
“The average global temperature has risen by about 1.1°C since the pre-industrial era and ocean heat content is at a...
UN moves to tackle ‘hidden abuse’ and violence against Europe’s children
And despite the magnitude of this figure, “it is well established that incidents of interpersonal violence are widely underreported”, according...
UN health agency urges China to continue search for source of new virus, as Thailand case emerges
Coronaviruses are described by WHO as “a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to...
‘No shortcuts to a healthier world’: WHO chief sets out health priorities for the decade
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote that the list of challenges is a response to concern that leaders are not committing sufficient...
Global Goals top General Assembly President’s priority list
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, spelled out that these encompass peace and security, quality education, zero hunger, climate action, poverty eradication, and inclusion....
Inaction over climate emergency ‘not an option’ says UN Assembly chief
Tijani Muhammad-Bande was addressing the International Organization for Renewable Energy High-Level meeting on the particular threat faced by Small Island Developing States, or...
Spread of polio still an international public health concern
The opinion comes in a statement released on Tuesday following the latest meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the World Health Organization (WHO)...
More international support needed to curb deadly measles outbreak in DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said some 310,000 suspected cases of the disease have been reported since then. The...
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Syria, polio, DR Congo, Sudan updates, and – celebrating stolen art
Syria: Civilians face ‘daily nightmare’ in Idlib, says top UN official Following a sharp escalation of hostilities in southern Idlib,...
Stop escalation, urges UN chief, as geopolitical tensions reach ‘highest level this century’
The New Year has begun with our world in turmoil. We are living in dangerous times”, said the UN chief,...
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