World News in Brief: recovery efforts in Ukraine, human rights in Sudan and WHO report

In Ukraine, a UN team on the ground is working closely with the Government, local authorities, the private sector, and communities – including youth groups – to boost the country’s massive recovery efforts.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/10/1142217
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World News in Brief: recovery efforts in Ukraine, human rights in Sudan and WHO report
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Myanmar’s farmers battle climate and health uncertainty

08 Nov 2020

For farmers in Myanmar, the COVID-19 pandemic is adding to growing unpredictability, in a sector already struggling to cope with the effects of climate change. The UN is working closely with the country’s government to help them to adapt and thrive.

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Secretary-General urges countries to end ‘deadly addiction’ to coal

02 Mar 2021

The world still has a “fighting chance” to limit global warming by ending dependence on coal, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told representatives from governments, local authorities and the private sector, meeting online on Tuesday. 

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UN supports response as Cyclone Remal batters communities in Bangladesh, India

UN supports response as Cyclone Remal batters communities in Bangladesh, India

28 May 2024

UN teams are working alongside authorities and relief partners to assist communities battered by a tropical cyclone that lashed coastal parts of southern Bangladesh and eastern India.