Sustainability
UN health agency launches week of action to ban lead paint
Lead exposure killed more than one million people in 2017, according to data cited by WHO, which is why the...
Kors and Nyong’o: Food, fashion and film join forces at UN, for the world’s hungry
This year’s theme, “Food is Love”, is based on the simple principle that food is essential; and yet one-in-nine people...
Tuberculosis infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: UN health agency
Caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB commonly causes persistent coughing, fatigue and weight loss. According to the World Health...
UN Committee says Ebola in DR Congo still an international public health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) convened its Emergency Committee on the disease which concluded with a call for sustained political...
Climate emergency: City mayors are ‘world’s first responders’, says UN chief
In his opening remarks to the C40 World Mayors Summit – a forum for member cities to present innovative actions...
Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency
The shift away from seasonal, mainly plant-based and fibre-rich food has occurred in recent decades, as a result of globalization,...
Business leaders join UN to rev up sustainable development investments
The Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance (GISD), a UN-supported coalition of 30 business leaders, works to provide decisive leadership in mobilizing resources for sustainable development, with...
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Soaring obesity rates, sustainable development funding alliance, new UN office to support Haiti
Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats...
Ending extreme poverty crucial to sustainable future for all: UN chief
Observed each 17 October, it acknowledges the effort and struggle of the more than 700 million people worldwide living on...
Friday’s Daily Brief: Day of the Girl Child, mayors lead on climate emergency, Turkey Syria offensive, new statelessness pledges, extremism in social media
Day of the Girl Child spotlights 25 years of progress, with more on the horizon The world’s one billion young...
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