Sustainability
Ocean life faces ‘onslaught of threats’ from human activity, but tools exist to save it
This is the first time that World Wildlife Day has focused on life below water, the crucial importance of marine...
Without ‘transformative shifts,’ women will wait two centuries for gender equality
When Lise Kingo, Executive-Director of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, spoke exclusively to UN News,...
Easing fears and promoting gender equality in Chad’s girls-only classrooms
“We spoke about puberty and periods and looked at a story of a young girl who experienced her period for...
DR Congo: Insecurity and attacks mean Ebola will keep spreading, warns world health agency
In Geneva, spokesperson Christian Lindmeier condemned the “deplorable” targeting of two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities earlier this week in...
‘Comprehensively include migrants’ or sustainable development won’t happen, warns General Assembly President
Mariá Fernanda Espinosa, was speaking to delegates at a meeting on migration held at UN headquarters in New York, anchoring...
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...
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