Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund approves grants for 3 conservation projects in Seychelles
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The Blue Economy Research Institute (BERI) at the University of Seychelles, Indian Ocean Tortoises Alliance (IOTA) and the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) have received approval for grant...
World News in Brief: Emergency funds for Sudan refugees, democracy prevails in Guatemala, climate...
The funds will be used to build shelters, offer cash assistance, build water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, and support onward transportation for new arrivals...
INTERVIEW: AI expert warns of ‘digital colonization’ in Africa
One of 38 people members of the new UN advisory body on machine learning, Mr. Ndiaye spoke with UN News about the landscape ahead, building...
Report card 2: Half-way to the global goals deadline
Launched in 2015, the Agenda set out a 15-year plan to realize 17 interconnected targets, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and change...
This campus takes “learning environment” literally
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September 30, 2022 — The stark, Brutalist-style buildings in Washington, D.C.’s Van Ness neighborhood seem an unlikely target for sustainability retrofitting....
UN pays tribute to victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi...
The commemoration in the General Assembly Hall was held to remember the victims and honour the survivors and those who tried to stop the...
Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher, as UN warns of imminent attack
In a note to correspondents issued on Friday, the UN said there were “increasingly alarming reports of a dramatic escalation of tensions”.“The Rapid Support...
Can the EPA Get Environmental Justice Right?
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July 20, 2022 — Plopping down on a plush sofa next to his ailing mother, Dennis Mitchell sighs and shakes his...
With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
The UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report 2024 highlights that latest data from 2022 shows 1.05 billion tonnes of food went to waste.
Some 19...
COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout...
Reacting to the adoption of the outcome document, UN chief António Guterres said that mention of the world’s leading contributor to climate change comes...
Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO
Trends in 2022 showed that roughly one in five adults worldwide uses tobacco, compared to one in three in the year 2000.While cigarette smoking...
COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres
As the fourth day of this year’s UN climate conference got underway, the UN chief stated: “The fossil fuel industry is finally starting to...
Europe: 1.4 million lives saved thanks to COVID-19 vaccines
Delivering his first message of the new year, Dr. Hans Kluge stressed that without vaccines, the death toll on the continent “could have been...
Opinion: Why understanding limits is the key to humanity’s future
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September 15, 2023 — Recent news articles about a breakthrough in nuclear fusion research heralded the potential for “limitless” energy. Whenever I read...
Tanzanian Savings Groups | Purpose Group
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Elisongoya is a resilient 40-year-old farmer. The lives of Elisongoya, her husband, and their four children took a positive turn, thanks...
Wild rice threatened by climate change, increased rainfall
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August 25, 2023 — Editor’s note: This story is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News, Borderless,...
Stories from the UN Archive: UN proclaims world’s first Earth Day
That’s when environmental protection was not yet a priority of national political agendas, but a growing movement took hold across the planet.In 1971, UN...
Another malaria milestone as WHO declares Cabo Verde free of deadly disease
The certification is expected to drive progress on other health fronts in the country such as using the systems built for controlling malaria to...
Repel intensifying attacks on schools, urges Guterres
Marking the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said it was important to defend “havens of education”.“Education is not only...
COP28 in Dubai enters final week, negotiations ramp up on emissions cuts, fossil fuels
UN climate chief Simon Stiell has said that the current draft of the text is “a grab bag of wish lists and heavy on...
WHO: Investments and myth-busting to improve hearing
“Only one out of five people are actually accessing hearing rehabilitation of those who need it,” said Dr. Shelly Chadha, in charge of WHO’s...
Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’
Dominica, which lies in Eastern Caribbean, is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, which are being exacerbated by the climate crisis: Hurricane Maria in...
Europe: Report highlights direct link between pandemic and childhood obesity
Results from 17 countries showed that boys and girls aged seven to nine spent more time looking at screens and less time playing outside,...
Opera, glass blowing, poncho weaving and more: UNESCO celebrates world’s cultural heritage
Convened in the town of Kasane, the Intergovernmental Committee is considering new entries to UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and on Tuesday night they...
