1) Pollution driven by huge increase in mask sales The promotion of mask wearing as a way to slow the…
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Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast, say humanitarians
Testimonies published by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, with the DRC’s Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), reveal random killings, torture, forced…
“The climate emergency is a danger to peace”, said Miroslav Jenča, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and…
The finding comes in its latest Global Forest Resources Assessment report (FRA 2020), which aims to turn the tide on…
Representing five regions of the world, they will compete for the Young Champions of the Earth prize, the UN Environmental…
Water points in Somaliland in Somalia mean that people and their livestock can survive extreme weather events like droughts. UNDP…
Access to cooling is essential to maintaining healthy communities, helping to keep food fresh, and economies productive. It has added…
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World off track in meeting 2030 Agenda, UN deputy chief warns, calls for solidarity in COVID-19 recovery
“We can turn this around, if we stay true to the 2030 Agenda”, said Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, as she closed…
Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, told the UN Human Rights Council that the situation is especially worrying…
The prediction is among the findings in the UN agency’s latest Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, released on Thursday…