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From the Field: The secret life of Venezuelan migrants in Curaçao | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A Venezuelan woman has been talking about how she made a perilous journey across the Caribbean Sea to the tourist island of Curaçao and...
Africa can become new global supply chain force: UNCTAD | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
African economies should seize the opportunity to better integrate into technology-intensive global supply chains and boost prosperity,...
As record warming tests climate goals, young people’s ‘green skills’ may help save the planet | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Young climate advocates will tell leaders at a UN summit next month that they are out of options: government and big business must work...
UNEP oceans advocate Lewis Pugh on epic Hudson swim to highlight importance of river health | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, is on a quest to swim the length of the iconic Hudson River in New...
It’s official: July 2023 was the warmest on record, says UN weather agency WMO | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The global average temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record and likely for at least 120,000 years, the UN weather agency WMO...
First Person: Rising above floods in Viet Nam | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A man living in Viet Nam has been explaining how his community has learnt to adapt to and mitigate the effects of devastating flooding...
Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Global food prices rose for the first time in months following the collapse of the landmark agreement to ship grain from war-torn Ukraine...
In Brazil, UN deputy chief urges greater ambition for Global Goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed on Tuesday called for urgent efforts to boost climate action, protect biodiversity, promote...
New Economic and Social Council leadership takes the helm | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) which oversees sustainable development across the UN, elected its new President on Thursday,...
Transforming food systems, key to get SDGs back on track: Mohammed | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN on Wednesday launched an initiative for accelerated transformation in food systems, with the Deputy Secretary-General highlighting...