UN searches for solutions to global housing crisis
This includes more than 1.12 billion people living in slums or informal settlements. An additional 300 million face absolute homelessness, lacking any form of...
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...
Scientifically cracking the code of turbulence
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Turbulence is one of the mysteries in physics and solving it can be very fulfilling for many scientific disciplines. But how...
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...
Decades of gains overshadowed as Asia-Pacific falls behind on sustainable development targets
The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2026, released by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on...
2025 agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President
Under the theme Unity in Diversity, he emphasised the need for collective action to address pressing global challenges and deliver tangible progress. Highlighting the mandates...
A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net...
Every day, tens of thousands of massive ships criss-cross the world’s oceans, transporting grain, clothing, electronics, cars, and countless other products. Nearly 90 per...
FAO warns of ‘silent crisis’ as land degradation threatens billions
The finding comes in the latest State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released on Monday in Rome.“The report delivers a clear message: land degradation...
‘This is not just ice’: Glaciers support human livelihoods, UN deputy chief says
She said that since 1975, glaciers have lost more than 9,000 billion tons of ice - equivalent to a 25-metre-thick block covering all of...
Newton Had the Data – Darwin Had the Data – Einstein Had the Data...
In his latest book, Boldest Scientific Formula of God and Creation, award-winning scientist Nathanael-Israel Israel, Ph.D., (Israel120.com) reconciles science and faith with a compelling...
Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel: Best Scientist at the Intersection of Science and Faith in the...
Best of Best Review proudly announced Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel as Best Scientist at the Intersection of Science and Faith in the United States of...
The Science of Decoding the Universe-Origin: How to find truth, joy, and accuracy at...
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Surveys on people’s belief showed that most Americans don’t literally believe in the Biblical account of creation. Some think that God...
The Numbers Don’t Lie — Neither Does this Award-Winning American Scientist
What if the Bible’s account of creation could be supported by measurable scientific data?
In 2013, Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel (Israel120.com) was already everything the scientific establishment respects. A scientist....
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...
Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day
In a crucial year for climate action which, in accordance with the Paris Agreement, seeks to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels,...
‘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)...
AI lightens the workload – but risks remain, labour agency warns
In a new report highlighting the universal impact of the technological revolution now underway, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) insisted that it offered...
‘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...
Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns
Speaking at an event commemorating Sunday’s International Day of Zero Waste, Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to curb the textile industry’s devastating...
Game-changing international marine protection treaty comes into force
Officially known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, the legally binding UN treaty covers the ocean zones that lie beyond national waters (the...
In New Year’s Message, Guterres urges countries to drastically slash emissions and ‘exit this...
Reflecting on 2024, he stated that “hope has been hard to find”, with wars causing enormous pain, suffering and displacement, and inequalities and divisions...
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...
World Horse Day: Honoring humanity’s oldest and most loyal companion
UN News visited the farm to mark the first-ever World Horse Day, established this year by the UN General Assembly. By creating the Day,...
UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonization as 17 territories remain
Since 1945, more than 80 former colonies comprising some 750 million people have gained independence. However, 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories remain on the UN list,...
