The current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up a finite amount of resources, such as fossil fuels, will only deliver a […]
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There is a 50:50 chance of average global temperature reaching 1.5 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, and the likelihood is […]
Ports in the Odesa area of southern Ukraine must be re-opened urgently to prevent the global hunger crisis from spinning out of control, the World […]
Senior UN officials have echoed the Secretary-General’s call for an independent investigation into the killing of scores of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, […]
Ukraine addressed the UN’s highest court on Monday to reject as a “grotesque lie” Russia’s claims that genocide has been committed in eastern Ukrainian oblasts, or regions, before […]
Growing polarization and intolerance are fuelling a rise in hate speech worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in remarks to the opening of an online forum to counter this “global firestorm” […]
The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to date. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World health Organization (WHO) told journalists at […]
The world still has a “fighting chance” to limit global warming by ending dependence on coal, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told representatives from governments, local […]
Without nature’s help, “we will not thrive or even survive,” the UN chief said on Thursday, launching a major report on the environment. “For too long, […]
The number of reported cases of COVID-19 globally has declined for the fifth consecutive week, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday, […]
As 2020 draws to a close, it leaves in its wake the warmest decade on record and one of the three hottest years ever measured, […]
The first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is being commemorated around the world, on Monday, following the recognition by the United Nations […]
Against the backdrop of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the world economy in 2020 is projected to shrink by 3.2 per cent, racking up some $8.5 […]
Responding to the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio on Saturday, a group of independent UN experts has called out the “increased use of divisive […]
An increase in heat stress at work linked to climate change is set to have a massive impact on global productivity and economic losses, […]
The oceans are not only under “unprecedented pressure” due to climate change, but “half of all living coral has been lost in the past […]
In a message to mark World Environment Day, celebrated on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized the link between worsening levels of air pollution and […]
Against a backdrop of unresolved trade tensions, high international policy uncertainty and softening business confidence, the UN on Tuesday announced a broad-based slowdown in the […]