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    First Person: Tears of joy as Argentinian city children encounter nature for first time

    Ana Di Pangracio works for the civil society organization Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales or FARN which is involved in projects to restore degraded...

    Three billion people globally impacted by land degradation

    Abdulrahman Alfadley, the Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture was speaking as the 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to...

    COP29 climate talks conclude with $300 billion annual pledge, but developing nations call deal...

    After two weeks of intense negotiations, delegates at COP29, formally the 29th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),...

    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...

    COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP

    That message comes after a new UN report revealed that, over the past two years, a sophisticated system that detects significant methane leaks has...

    COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero

    “We need a massive global effort to steer our world onto a path to safety; you are out in the front…helping consumers, investors and...

    COP29: Push for agreement on a new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’

    “Let’s dispense with any idea that climate finance is charity;” runaway climate change is impacting “every single individual in the world one way or...

    Unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs

    The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report confirmed that hidden costs of getting food from farm to table amount to approximately $12 trillion...

    Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

    The penultimate day of the Forum’s twelfth biennial session, or WUF12, examined the situation in the Gaza Strip, where the urban fabric and urban...

    A city safe for women is safe for all: Women’s voices lead at World...

    As the twelfth edition of the Forum (WUF12) continued in the Egyptian capital, speakers weighed in on issues such as finance, housing, and exploring...

    ‘Tons of Ideas!’: World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to...

    “What would you like to see in your city?” This is the simple question printed on one of the walls inside the Egypt International Exhibition...

    ‘It all starts at home’: global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban...

    The Forum is convened biennially by the UN Human Settlements Programme, known as UN-Habitat.This year marks the first time the gathering is being held...

    World Cities Day calls for youth-led local change

    These pressing issues necessitate urgent action and World Cities Day, celebrated on October 31, offers a platform to reflect on the unprecedented challenges that...

    Drought or flooding? No match for this climate-friendly bean

    As COP16 wraps up its global biodiversity meeting in Colombia this week, we are taking you to a frontline in the battle against climate change,...

    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...

    WORLD FOOD DAY LIVE: Finding solutions to global hunger

    Everyone has a right to food. World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, is being celebrated in more than 150 countries and over...

    Two billion women without access to social protection

    As the world prepares to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October, UN Women released a report highlighting the widening...

    ‘Africa must continue to rise,’ says General Assembly President

    In a speech delivered during a debate on African development, Assembly  President Philémon Yang addressed the continent’s progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

    Farmers cultivate an opium-free future for Laos

    “I get up at 4 am in harvesting season to pick the red berries which are taken to the processing plant,” 22-year-old Phuperp told the...

    The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79 | UNGA

    Let’s try to unscramble those 10 days for you. This year, some 235 events and hundreds of speakers later, the spotlight was shone on...

    At Global Citizen Festival, UN deputy chief urges action to achieve development goals

    “New York, I can’t hear you. Are we ready to act?” Amina Mohammed said in remarks to the Global Citizen Festival.  The annual concert dedicated to...

    LIVE: World leaders meet to tackle superbug scourge

    Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is an invisible killer, so world leaders will soon gather at a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters on Thursday at...

    Guterres to world leaders: Stay committed to UN development goals

    “Let’s keep the SDG commitment alive,” he said in remarks to a high-level event at UN Headquarters aimed at shining a spotlight on the...

    UN Assembly President urges nations to sustain momentum from Summit of the Future

    Addressing the closing session of the Summit following the adoption of the landmark Pact for the Future on Sunday, Philémon Yang, President of the...