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...
LIVE: UN Summit of the Future
Ensuring that world leaders consider the impact their actions will have on the billions yet to be born this century, whilst addressing the inclusion...
Ukraine Recovery Conference: UN sounds alarm over humanitarian funding
Speaking on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said the UN and partners were continuing to deliver “critical humanitarian assistance”, focusing...
Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action
In a speech marking 60 years of UN Trade and Development – the agency previously known by the acronym UNCTAD - the UN Secretary-General highlighted...
Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use
Notably, the vast majority of these deaths were among men, with the highest prevalence in the 20-39 age group.The death rates were also highest...
World getting a ‘failing grade’ on Global Goals report card
The 2024 Sustainable Development Goals Report highlighted that nearly half the 17 targets are showing minimal or moderate progress, while over a one-third are...
UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises
“The central goal of our multilateral system must be peace – a pre-condition for sustainable development and the enjoyment of human rights,” he told Heads...
