Fossil fuel production ‘dangerously out of sync’ with climate change targets
Despite increased climate ambition and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce...
UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefits of 'edutainment' in South Africa
Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV...
Myanmar: Three million in urgent need of life-saving assistance, protection
The UN Country Team in Myanmar remains “deeply concerned over the humanitarian...
UNHCR responding to worst flooding in decades in South Sudan
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is supporting the Government of South Sudan in assisting people...
Build consensus or face ‘increasingly desperate reality’, warns Middle East envoy
Political stagnation is “fuelling tensions, instability and a deepening sense of hopelessness”,...
Yemen war reaches ‘shameful milestone’ – 10,000 children now killed or maimed
Another “shameful milestone” has been reached in the conflict in Yemen with...
Over-compliance with US sanctions hurting Iran’s ‘butterfly kids’
Over-compliance with United States-imposed sanctions against Iran is harming the right to health, and people...
Business leaders join UN chief to step up action for sustainability
Business leaders joined UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday, to step up delivery of critical investment, for a ‘sustainable,...
Business leaders join UN chief to step up action for sustainability
Business leaders joined UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday, to step up delivery of critical investment, for a ‘sustainable,...
In highly uneven recovery, global investment flows rebound
After a big drop last year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global foreign direct...
