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UN issues global alert over teacher shortage | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The world urgently needs 44 million teachers by 2030 in order to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality, a new report from...
UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Today’s multilateral arrangements – global and regional organizations and major development banks – are “not up to the job” of helping...
Asia-Pacific off track on path to SDGs, UN data shows | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A new UN report has revealed a concerning trajectory for the Asia-Pacific region, projecting a delay until 2062 to achieve the Sustainable...
Peace is UN’s raison d’être: Guterres | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Around the globe, “peace is the missing piece” as conflicts rage, divisions grow and polarization deepens, the UN Secretary-General said...
Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration routes | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the Central and Eastern Mediterranean so far this year – more than twice the number...
Guterres urges G-77 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Developing countries must lead efforts to reform outdated international institutions and frameworks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by a huge margin’ | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year...
Flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in...
INTERVIEW: AI expert warns of digital colonization in Africa | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe to help resolve certain major problems in Africa, from farming to the health sector, but Senegalese...
Report card 2: Half-way to the global goals deadline | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Halting unsustainable consumption and production which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the health of the world’s...