‘Dire’ economic and fiscal situation in Palestine requires integrated response
A piecemeal approach to the current political, economic and security challenges in...
Yemen: UN Special Envoy calls for urgent end to fighting, as humanitarian needs escalate
Ahead of Thursday’s Security Council meeting behind closed doors on Yemen, the UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, said that a...
Violence, insecurity and climate change drive 84 million people from their homes
As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change,...
COP26: Promises ‘ring hollow’ when fossil fuels still receive trillions in subsidies; UN chief calls on negotiators to pick up the pace
Governments need to show the necessary ambition on mitigation, adaptation, and finance...
World food import bill to reach record high in 2021
The global food trade should hit an all-time record high in both volume and value terms, according...
Tedros calls for new high-level working group to get 40% vaccinated by year’s end
With just seven weeks to go before the end of the year, the World Health...
UN chief welcomes China-US pledge to cooperate on climate action
Wednesday’s announcement that China and the United States have agreed to collaborate...
New UNESCO education report calls for ‘new social contract’
Imagining a new future for education by 2050, the UN Educational, Scientific and...
‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity
UN agencies raised the alarm on Wednesday over the growing food crisis in the...
Climate change increasing threats in southwest Pacific: WMO report
From rising sea temperatures, to deadly and devastating storms and floods, climate...
