Nearly half the world’s 1.1 billion poor live in conflict settings
The finding comes in the latest update to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), jointly published by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the...
Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate
Mr. Hassan and his fellow Youth Councillors advise and actively engage with the WHO Director-General and the agency’s senior leadership, designing and expanding the agency’s...
Antimicrobial resistance crisis ‘happening now,’ WHO’s Tedros stresses at Jeddah summit
In remarks to the Conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), said that what is being discussed is...
South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns
Briefing journalists at UN Headquarters in New York via videolink from Juba, Nicholas Haysom described indiscriminate attacks on civilians, mass displacement and rising ethnic...
Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA
In a new alert, UNRWA highlighted how Gazans’ shelters have become a target for insects and rodents after more than 11 months of war...
At G20 finance meetings in South Africa, UN deputy chief calls for reforms that...
During two-days in Johannesburg, Ms. Mohammed attended the G20 Finance Ministers meeting and the ‘Finance in Common’ Summit of National Development Banks. She also...
UN launches guide for countries to improve location-based data management to better inform decision-making
The UN Statistics Division and the World Bank launched a new guide on Wednesday to help nations worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries,...
The battle to quiet the sea: Can the shipping industry turn down the volume?
As global trade surges, so does the underwater noise generated by commercial shipping. From the Arctic to the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have documented...
Spirit of resilience braces desertification winds in Saudi Arabia
The deserts of Saudi Arabia are amongst the largest in the world and controlling the natural migration of sand has always been a challenge...
Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa
The boat “capsized repeatedly, leaving people clinging to the side of the boat as their family members drowned around them,” Nicola Dell’Arciprete, the UN...
COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor
“We are here to respond to a key challenge: turning the energy transition towards justice,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, asking the participants at...
Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines
The development marks a milestone for a region that bears nearly 65 per cent of the global HIV burden and has long depended on...
Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation
Business leaders have been meeting at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) conference being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is focusing on...
At AI Summit, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolution
Addressing the AI Action Summit against the glittering backdrop of the Grand Palais museum in the French capital, the UN chief warned that the growing...
‘Minutes from midnight’: Mohammed calls for urgent climate action
Addressing the preparatory meeting of the 29the session of Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Pre-COP29), Ms. Mohammed called...
47 million health workers and advocates call for cleaner air to curb pollution deaths
The Second WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health co-hosted by the World Health Organization and Colombia, in the city of Cartagena, brought...
Looking beyond GDP to reach the Sustainable Development Goals
The initiative is in line with UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s longstanding assertion that “moving beyond GDP is fundamental to building an economic system that...
The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation
Activists, many from the Global South, attending the talks in Spain, are calling for greater leadership and commitment from wealthier nations to help address...
Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations
Developed after over three years of negotiations under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), the draft outlines a framework for strengthening international...
Attack on a city in Sudan kills at least five and injures more: UNICEF
The bomb hit the Al-Khansa Secondary School for Girls and a crowded marketplace in El Obeid city in Kordofan state, said the statement released...
Climate emergency: 2025 declared international year of glaciers
Co-facilitated by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), this global initiative seeks to unite efforts worldwide...
COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres
Having just returned from the G20 Summit in Rio, Mr. Guterres shared the resounding message he delivered there: an ambitious climate finance goal is...
Chile and Argentina among coldest places on Earth as polar anticyclone grips region
On 30 June, both Chile and Argentina ranked among the coldest places on Earth, outside the polar regions.Governments in both countries issued early warnings...
‘We can do better’ for pedestrian and cyclist safety worldwide
These are the exact sort of urban initiatives which the UN Global Road Safety Week – kicking off on Monday – aims to celebrate...
