Putting people at the heart of cities, key to improving urban life
Yet, amid this rapid transformation, one question rises above all: how can innovation truly serve the people, as more and more of them migrate...
Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and a pledge to plan fossil fuel transition
Climate disinformation: Commitment to promote information integrity and counter false narratives.The final decision emphasises solidarity and investment, setting ambitious financial targets while leaving energy...
‘No end’ expected to floods and storms as global heating continues
“Water-related hazards continue to cause major devastation this year,” said Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General. “The latest examples are the devastating monsoon flooding in Pakistan,...
‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit
“The sound you hear is the ticking clock. We are in the final countdown to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. And...
The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake
Considered the world’s most important event to conserve biodiversity, the summit is taking place in Cali, the third largest city of the South American...
Development is ‘the first line of defense against conflict,’ Guterres tells Security Council
Ambassadors met to debate how poverty, inequality, and underdevelopment are fuelling conflict and instability, at a time when hostilities are increasing and demand for...
UN leaders urge ‘maximum political will’ to rescue SDGs
Addressing the preparatory committee (PrepComm) for the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted...
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...
Champions for Change: World football teams up with UN development goals
The Football for the Goals Forum brought UN leaders and some of the top voices in the world’s most popular sport to UN Headquarters...
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...
How Creationists can follow up with the critiques of Evolutionists, Atheists, and other Anti-Creationists...
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Undoubtedly, as far as the origin of the universe is concerned, a significant disagreement exists between creationists and anti-creationists. In short,...
The battle to quiet the sea: Can the shipping industry turn down the volume?
As global trade surges, so does the underwater noise generated by commercial shipping. From the Arctic to the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have documented...
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...
‘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...
Make AI work for everyone, UN chief says
“AI capacities today are concentrated in a handful of powerful companies – and even fewer countries. Meanwhile, too many countries face significant challenges in...
WMO partnership to highlight damaging impact of climate change on winter sports
The two organizations are joining forces to call attention to the extensive impacts of increasing global temperatures on snow and ice while producing measures to...
Communities struggle to rebuild following Pakistan’s worst floods
As communities struggle to rebuild, many have little time to grieve the immense losses they have suffered. Since June, over six million people in...
2024 to become the hottest year on record
“Today I can officially report that we have just endured a decade of deadly heat. The top ten hottest years on record have happened...
‘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...
Can a turbulence breakthrough end the universe-origin struggle?
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For many centuries, turbulence has been viewed as one of the unsolved problems in science. Until today, many unanswered questions remain...
Landlocked but not left behind: UN summit in Turkmenistan wraps with bold new roadmap
Held under the theme Driving Progress Through Partnerships, the four-day forum known as LLDC3, brought together Heads of State, senior UN officials, development partners,...
11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday that 2025 was one of the three warmest years on record, continuing the streak of extraordinary global...
Waiting for the ‘big one’ – natural hazards in the Philippines: A UN Resident...
The Southeast Asian country is the most prone to natural hazards in the world, and these hazards are becoming more intense due to climate...
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...
