Greed is driving oceans toward collapse
Mr. Guterres’ stark assessment came during a press conference on the second day of the weeklong UN Ocean summit, known as UNOC3, where hundreds of...
Bridging Science and Faith Mathematically: Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel’s Discovery of Cosmic Timelines
Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel’s historic discovery scientifically validates the Earth, Moon, and Sun’s formation timeline (in 2.82 days, 3.32 days, and 3.69 days respectively) aligning...
Scientifically unchaining the power of the turbulence code that cracked the universe formation –...
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Scientists and engineers have long known that cracking the code of turbulence would be highly gratifying, but they did not know...
It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in...
António Guterres issued his clarion call noting that sustainable development powered by international cooperation, is now facing “massive headwinds.”Addressing the opening session of the...
Do a show on the Biblical power of modern science
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Since its invention, science has tremendously helped humankind. At the same time, science is one of the modern means used by...
UN ‘high seas’ treaty clears ratification threshold, to enter into force in January
Morocco and Sierra Leone joined the list of States ratifying on Friday, becoming the 60th and 61st parties to the pact.The treaty, formally known...
COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over...
“You have every right to be angry. I am angry too,” the UN chief posted on social media on Thursday following his meeting with...
UN environment agency calls for urgent action on ‘triple planetary crisis’
“Last year brought both successes and disappointments in global efforts to tackle the triple planetary crisis,” said UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen, introducing the...
Social development, up close: UN News goes inside the Doha summit
At the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, our team piloted a quick, digestible format designed to bring readers closer to the...
Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
In a message marking Thursday’s International Day for Biological Diversity, the UN chief raised alarm over the “lightning pace” of degradation of the natural...
‘Africa’s voice is not heard’: Leaders issue call for equity, justice and courage
The urgency reflects a global reality – that the UN risks losing relevance in the face of today’s polycrisis – from blatant disregard for...
Bangladesh: World Heritage Site threatened by ‘heedless industrialisation’ – UN expert
“The accelerating industrialisation of the Sundarbans threatens not only this unique ecosystem – which hosts Bengal tigers, Ganges river dolphins and other endangered species...
Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agency
The surge was driven by continued human emissions, more wildfire activity and weakened absorption by land and ocean “sinks” – a development that threatens...
‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress
Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly and one of the youngest persons to ever hold the office, stressed that youth are “the designers...
Can Creationists disagree with Anti-Creationists without angering them or God, at least scientifically?
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Creationists and their opponents have been having harsh discussions about their views on the origin of the universe for a long...
The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges...
The appeal comes against the backdrop of record temperatures and deadly heatwaves – from the United States to Africa’s Sahel and Europe to the...
Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency
“We saw extraordinary land, sea surface temperatures, extraordinary ocean heat accompanied by very extreme weather affecting many countries around the world, destroying lives, livelihoods,...
‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies
“Without immediate humanitarian action and concerted efforts to overcome severe access constraints and resolve ongoing conflicts, further starvation and death are likely,” across these...
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...
In the eye of the Caribbean storm: one year on from Irma and Maria
“It was angry. That's what it sounded like to me. When the roof came off, there were these horrible screeches, this horrible noise. It...
Water is ‘canary in the coalmine’ of climate change: WMO
The State of Global Water Resources report released on Monday also highlights that over the last five years below-normal conditions for river flows have...
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts
This comes just two months after UN humanitarians declared Zimbabwe as one of the hunger hotspots where acute food insecurity was likely to deteriorate.The...
‘We don’t believe in giving up’ deputy UN chief tells New York festival crowd
The music event, which took place in Central Park on the last weekend of high-level week of the General Assembly, is the flagship event...
First Person: Felipe Paullier, the youngest ever senior UN official, charged with giving a...
“When you study history in high school, you learn about the origins of the United Nations, and it was always the organisation that I...
