Sustainability
Business leaders urged to set more ambitious climate targets in effort to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit to recognize private sector leadership on climate change and inspire a faster transformation to a...
UN health agency identifies 5-year-old Congolese boy as first confirmed case of Ebola in Uganda
Despite numerous previous alerts in Uganda, this is the first instance in which the virus has been identified outside DRC...
One-in-five suffers mental health condition in conflict zones, new UN figures reveal
showing increased rates of severe, moderate and mild mental health issues, with the latter being the most prevalent. “I am...
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: mental health, conflict prevention, Ebola in Uganda, Sudan protests, child labour
One-in-five suffers mental health condition in conflict zones, new UN figures reveal More than one-in-five people living in conflict-affected areas...
As advocates demand greater inclusion for persons with disabilities, the UN releases roadmap for transformative change
Disability advocates demand accelerated action to ensure the rights of persons with disabilities. New York, 11 June – As more...
UN makes ‘declaration of digital interdependence’, with release of tech report
The launch included a “declaration of digital interdependence” on the part of the study’s authors, which describes humanity as being...
The future of work ‘with social justice for all’ tops agenda of centenary UN Labour conference
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization said that with the possible adoption of a landmark declaration looking to the...
With a premature death every five seconds, air pollution is violation of human rights, says UN expert
Ahead of the 2019 World Environment Day on Wednesday, which has air pollution as its theme, David Boyd, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, called on states...
Monday’s Daily Brief: the cost of maternal healthcare, Sudan and Chad updates, sustainability in focus
‘Catastrophic’ healthcare costs put mothers and newborns at risk Pregnant women are putting their lives and their babies at risk...
FROM THE FIELD: Watering the parched farmland of São Tomé and Príncipe
Irrigation systems supported by the UN Development Programme have enabled farmers in São Tomé and Príncipe to produce crops throughout...
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