New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
Ambassador Lachezara Stoeva , New ECOSOC President, said in her opening statement that she was “honoured and humbled” to have been elected to lead one…
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Ukraine: UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies for over 50,000 children in Odesa
The UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, delivered supplies on Tuesday to help an estimated 50,000 children in the war-ravaged districts of Odesa, the crucial Black…
Using the Power of Technology to Help Victims of Human Trafficking
The theme of this year’s World Day against Trafficking in Persons is “use and abuse of technology”. Below, find examples of how…
Guterres condemns missile strikes in the port of Odesa
The UN Secretary-General 'unequivocally' condemned the reported strikes in the port of Odesa this Saturday.
Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean
From the Amazon to the Andes and the snowy depths of Patagonia, extreme weather and climate change are causing mega-drought, extreme rainfall,…
WMO warns of frequent heatwaves in decades ahead
Extreme heat in western Europe is causing devastating wildfires in France and Spain, unprecedented drought in Italy and Portugal, and the United…
UN summit galvanizes action for development agendas in Africa
The development of Africa was spotlighted at a key UN meeting on Wednesday, with attention focused on advancing the 2030 Agenda for…
Cocaine Insights 4 launched with a spotlight on COVID-19 impacts on regional and transatlantic cocaine routes through Brazil
Vienna (Austria), 20 July 2022 — The global production of cocaine has reached record levels, amounting to 1,982 tons as of 2020.…
‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action
With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened…
Record 40°C UK temperatures linked to climate change: WMO
The chances of seeing unprecedented temperatures of 40 degree Celsius (40°C) or more in the UK could be up to 10 times…