by | Oct 20, 2024 | External News
Secretary-General António Guterres urged delegations from some 190 countries to “make peace with nature” and shore up a plan to stop habitat loss, save endangered species, and preserve our planet’s precious ecosystems as the latest UN biodiversity summit got under way...
by | Oct 17, 2024 | External News
More than a billion people worldwide live in acute poverty and 40 per cent are in countries exposed to violent conflict, according to a UN-backed study published on Thursday.
by | Oct 16, 2024 | External News
Everyone has a right to food. World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, is being celebrated in more than 150 countries and over 50 languages. Stay tuned throughout the day as we take you to Rome for the main event at 10am local time at the headquarters of the...
by | Oct 15, 2024 | External News
A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and girls, leaving them more vulnerable to poverty worldwide.
by | Oct 14, 2024 | External News
To meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN General Assembly President on Monday emphasised Africa’s potential and the urgent need for both international support and systemic reforms across the continent.
by | Oct 11, 2024 | External News
High in the mountains of Houaphanh province in the north of Laos in an area historically known for opium cultivation, farmers are creating a more secure and sustainable future with the cultivation of coffee.
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