Sustainability
Youth, indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees boost hope for human rights: Guterres
Addressing the Geneva-based forum on the opening day of its 40th session, Mr. Guterres underlined the Council’s key role as...
Pregnant, nursing women can now be given Ebola vaccine, UN health agency announces
The announcement was issued on Wednesday from Beijing after a consultation meeting by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE)...
Shrinking biodiversity poses major risk to the future of global food and agriculture, landmark UN report shows
Shrinking biodiversity poses major risk to the future of global food and agriculture, landmark UN report shows With the biodiversity...
Parliamentarians directly called to take action on global issues by UN chief
“As a former parliamentarian, I have felt the heavy responsibility of representing people and trying to advance their aspirations,” said...
Spending on health increase faster than rest of global economy, UN health agency says
According to the UN health agency, “countries are spending more on health, but people are still paying too much out...
World Youth Report: Addressing the complex challenges facing young people today
The World Youth Report focuses on youth education and employment, and explores the complex challenges facing the largest generation of youth...
UN agriculture agency chief calls on world’s mayors to make ‘global commitments local realities’
It is important to make “global commitments local realities,” José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization...
UN agency plan tackles ‘hidden cost’ of gold, paves way for safer, mercury-free mining
As gold production exposes millions of men, women and children globally to toxic levels of mercury every year, a new...
Country origin ‘best predictor of outcome’ for children with cancer, UN experts say
In a statement released to coincide with International Childhood Cancer Day, marked globally on 15 February to raise awareness of...
FROM THE FIELD: ‘Harvested’ rainwater saves Tanzanian students from stomach ulcers, typhoid
With five billion people at risk of having difficulty accessing adequate water by 2050, finding nature-based solutions, such as China’s...
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