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Ghana peacekeeper named UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

22 May 2023

A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) will receive the 2022 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, it was announced on Monday.

Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years

22 May 2023

Over two million deaths and $4.3 trillion in economic losses; that’s the impact of a half-century of extreme weather events turbo-charged by man-made global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. 

G7 nations, ‘central to climate action’ says Guterres, calling for global reset

21 May 2023

The world is counting on the G7 bloc of industrialized democracies to demonstrate global leadership and solidarity, said the UN chief on Sunday, speaking to journalists in Hiroshima, Japan, which he described as a “global symbol of the tragic cons

G7 nations, ‘central to climate action’ says Guterres, calling for global reset

21 May 2023

The world is counting on the G7 bloc of industrialized democracies to demonstrate global leadership and solidarity, said the UN chief on Sunday, speaking to journalists in Hiroshima, Japan, which he described as a “global symbol of the tragic cons

Advocating for sustainable water ‘gamechangers’, Kőrösi goes West

21 May 2023

The water challenges confronting the western United States as a result of climate change and declining water supply, are similar to those of other countries, and if the international community takes urgent action on the outcomes of the recent UN W

Advocating for sustainable water ‘gamechangers’, Kőrösi goes West

21 May 2023

The water challenges confronting the western United States as a result of climate change and declining water supply, are similar to those of other countries, and if the international community takes urgent action on the outcomes of the recent UN W

Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief

21 May 2023

Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) 75 years ago, the UN chief said on Sunday, but in the wake of COVID, climate change, and other challenges, “progress is in peril”.

Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief

21 May 2023

Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) 75 years ago, the UN chief said on Sunday, but in the wake of COVID, climate change, and other challenges, “progress is in peril”.

Advocating for sustainable water ‘gamechangers’, Kőrösi goes West

21 May 2023

The water challenges confronting the western United States as a result of climate change and declining water supply, are similar to those of other countries, and if the international community takes urgent action on the outcomes of the recent UN W

G7 nations, ‘central to climate action’ says Guterres, calling for global reset

21 May 2023

The world is counting on the G7 bloc of industrialized democracies to demonstrate global leadership and solidarity, said the UN chief on Sunday, speaking to journalists in Hiroshima, Japan, which he described as a “global symbol of the tragic cons

Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief

21 May 2023

Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) 75 years ago, the UN chief said on Sunday, but in the wake of COVID, climate change, and other challenges, “progress is in peril”.

G7 nations, ‘central to climate action’ says Guterres, calling for global reset

21 May 2023

The world is counting on the G7 bloc of industrialized democracies to demonstrate global leadership and solidarity, said the UN chief on Sunday, speaking to journalists in Hiroshima, Japan, which he described as a “global symbol of the tragic cons

Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief

21 May 2023

Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) 75 years ago, the UN chief said on Sunday, but in the wake of COVID, climate change, and other challenges, “progress is in peril”.

Advocating for sustainable water ‘gamechangers’, Kőrösi goes West

21 May 2023

The water challenges confronting the western United States as a result of climate change and declining water supply, are similar to those of other countries, and if the international community takes urgent action on the outcomes of the recent UN W

Plenty abuzz on World Bee Day

20 May 2023

Beekeepers around the world earn their livelihoods from the golden honey their bees produce, but they also play a critical role in pollinating 87 of 115 leading food crops worldwide.

Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold

20 May 2023

Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out new, collaborative ways to thwart those attempting the illegal pra

Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold

20 May 2023

Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out new, collaborative ways to thwart those attempting the illegal pra

Plenty abuzz on World Bee Day

20 May 2023

Beekeepers around the world earn their livelihoods from the golden honey their bees produce, but they also play a critical role in pollinating 87 of 115 leading food crops worldwide.

Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold

20 May 2023

Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out new, collaborative ways to thwart those attempting the illegal pra

Plenty abuzz on World Bee Day

20 May 2023

Beekeepers around the world earn their livelihoods from the golden honey their bees produce, but they also play a critical role in pollinating 87 of 115 leading food crops worldwide.

Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold

20 May 2023

Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out new, collaborative ways to thwart those attempting the illegal pra

Plenty abuzz on World Bee Day

20 May 2023

Beekeepers around the world earn their livelihoods from the golden honey their bees produce, but they also play a critical role in pollinating 87 of 115 leading food crops worldwide.

Malawi: Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns

19 May 2023

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist 6.5 million people in Malawi, including at least 573,000 boys and girls who are at risk of malnutrition. 

First Person: Rising from disaster

19 May 2023

Disasters can reverse hard-won development gains by decades and leave the most vulnerable populations more exposed to deadly risks.

First Person: Rising from disaster

19 May 2023

Disasters can reverse hard-won development gains by decades and leave the most vulnerable populations more exposed to deadly risks.

Survey reveals war’s ‘immense’ mental health toll on Ukrainian refugee mothers in Poland

19 May 2023

More than 60 per cent of Ukrainian refugee mothers in Poland are experiencing high or severe levels of distress, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, Mental Health Action Day, highlighting the psychological impact of the war in their ho

IAEA warns of ‘increasingly tense military situation’ around Ukraine nuclear plant

19 May 2023

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continues to warn of the potential nuclear threat in the Ukraine conflict amid rising tensions surrounding the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). 

Survey reveals war’s ‘immense’ mental health toll on Ukrainian refugee mothers in Poland

19 May 2023

More than 60 per cent of Ukrainian refugee mothers in Poland are experiencing high or severe levels of distress, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, Mental Health Action Day, highlighting the psychological impact of the war in their ho

UN rights experts ‘deeply alarmed’ at continuing executions of Iran protesters

19 May 2023

The UN Human Rights Council-appointed panel of independent experts examining the Iranian Government’s response to protests that erupted there last November, has said that it’s “deeply alarmed” at continuing executions of demonstrators, ahead of pe

IAEA warns of ‘increasingly tense military situation’ around Ukraine nuclear plant

19 May 2023

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continues to warn of the potential nuclear threat in the Ukraine conflict amid rising tensions surrounding the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).