World off track for reaching key goal on sustainable energy by 2030
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the UN Statistics Division (UNSD),...
Cities ‘critical battlegrounds’ for a sustainable future: Guterres
The Assembly runs through Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya. It is hosted by the government of Kenya in collaboration with UN-Habitat, the UN Human Settlements...
Seychelles to explore new ways to minimise plastic waste
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‘Plastic Ocean Arch’, used in a piece of art displayed in the capital Victoria to raise awareness of the dangers of...
Why solving the plastic menace requires cross-sectoral collaboration and partnerships
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Lilongwe, Malawi June 5 2023: Today is World Environment Day, a day the UN set aside to encourage awareness...
Baristas behind bars: From serving time to serving lattes
“I want to make the most of my time, even in prison, and this training should help me find a job later,” said Denny,...
Trafficking in the Sahel: Gas lighting
In this feature, part of a series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illegal fuel trade in...
Experts urge cross-sectoral ways to mobilise domestic resources for reproductive health in Eastern Africa
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Integrating population, health and environment policies and programmes can offer solutions for African governments who urgently need to invest...
Regional bodies meet in Madagascar to discuss domestic financing
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The African Union (AU) Commission, in collaboration with the East African Community (EAC), the Economic Community of Central African...
‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk
The appeal comes as countries continue negotiations towards an international treaty on plastic pollution, and ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June.
“Plastic production...
Unveiling the Africa Feminist Transformative Leadership Academy
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By Imali Ngusale
African women deserve to be at the forefront of leadership at all levels on the continent, feminists...
Incoming General Assembly President to prioritize ‘Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability’
Ambassador Dennis Francis - who has had a nearly 40-year-career - will take the helm of the UN’s main policy-making body, starting in September.
He...
Can Bonn Climate Change Conference Set favourable COP28 agenda for Africa?
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By Henry Opondo
This year’s Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB58) launches next Monday, 5 June, designed to prepare decisions for...
Kenya: Pollution killing more new born babies today than before
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By Gitonga Njeru
Dr. Evan Abwao is a doctor based in Nairobi. He is a Neonatologist in private practice. A...
Oversight’s key to ensure sustainability in outer space: Guterres
“Our common interest in preserving the domain of outer space, a province of humankind that benefits us all, requires agile and multi-stakeholder governance responses,” he...
Powering Growth and Measuring Impact
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GridWatch Deployment sites in Accra West
In September of last year, residents in Accra, Ghana plunged into darkness for almost...
Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law
The draconian law foresees the application of the death penalty and long prison sentences for consensual sex between adults.
Non-discrimination principle
Mr. Guterres called on Uganda...
Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts
“The practice of incommunicado detention of members of the political opposition and prominent figures sentenced to lengthy prison terms for voicing dissent increased in 2023,” the...
Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent...
“Racism and xenophobia continue to spoil our communities, like scars that spoil the fabric of society. The hatred and violence they engender persist, demanding...
Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war
“It is vital that the recent diplomatic moves are matched with real action,” said Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, briefing...
WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere
WMO warned on Tuesday that glaciers and ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica accounts for some 50 per cent of sea level rise, which...
UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children intensify
WFP’s Country Director in Sudan, Eddie Rowe, told reporters in Geneva that in a major breakthrough, the agency distributed food assistance to 15,000 people in both...
International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice
“United Nations peacekeepers are the beating heart of our commitment to a more peaceful world,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the...
PUMA ENERGY ENTERS A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH KIST AND PAMOJA...
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Puma Energy Tanzania recently launched graduate training partnerships with the Karume Institute of Technology (KIST) and Pamoja Zanzibar. The...
Malaysia: ‘Everyone has a migration story’, now let’s eat
“I can’t think of a better way than using food to bring everyone to the table,” said Elroi Yee, an investigative reporter and producer...
