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‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku for the COP29 Climate Action Summit must take...
COP29: Push for agreement on a new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’ | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell told negotiators at COP29 in...
Unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Most of the hidden costs of agrifood systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart...
COP29: Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are just a few examples of the extreme...
World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of the Cairo Call to Action, after intense discussions...
Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is needed to safeguard residents and...
A city safe for women is safe for all: Women’s voices lead at World Urban Forum in Cairo | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
One of the main messages conveyed by women leaders, activists, young people and others gathered for a discussion on Wednesday in Cairo at...
‘Tons of Ideas!’: World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action to ease the housing crisis impacting billions...
‘It all starts at home’: global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban development | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
On Monday, thousands of delegates joined United Nations representatives gathered in Cairo to kick off the twelfth edition of the World...
World Urban Forum: The search for solutions to the global housing crisis moves to Cairo | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
As the world’s population moves inexorably and rapidly to ever larger cities, how can we make sure that urban environments are sustainable...