UN-backed report reveals rising climate change risk across Africa
Climate change contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa...
‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms supressed
Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and...
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital
The United Nations has received alarming reports of aerial attacks in the residential areas of...
Positive momentum in Central African Republic must be maintained
The announcement last week of a unilateral ceasefire in the Central African Republic is among recent positive steps in...
UNESCO ‘eDNA’ initiative to ‘unlock' knowledge for biodiversity protection
To understand the richness of biodiversity across World Heritage marine sites, the UN scientific...
UNESCO ‘eDNA’ initiative to ‘unlock' knowledge for biodiversity protection
To understand the richness of biodiversity across World Heritage marine sites, the UN scientific...
UNHCR chief urges better support for 13 million 'exhausted' and displaced Syrians
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged greater international support for the more...
Football star Didier Drogba signs with WHO, as new Goodwill Ambassador
Football legend Didier Drogba on Monday was named the World Health Organization’s (WHO) new Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and...
Taliban backs WHO polio vaccination campaign across Afghanistan next month
The decision by the Taliban leadership to support the resumption of house-to-house...
Process to draft Syria constitution begins this week
The process of drafting a new constitution for Syria will begin this...
