Urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections, warns WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) raises urgent warning about the threat of antimicrobial resistance.
The 17 goals
Explore each of the 17 Global Goals and learn about the progress being made with each of them.
Vattenfall gets highest score for leading effort against climate change
Multinational power company Vattenfall has been recently recognised for its impressive initiatives to tackle the climate crisis.
World leaders must address ‘shameful’ disparities in education spending: UN children’s agency
Inequalities in education must be tackled, as they make poverty inescapable.
Tackling femicide in Argentina: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
Gender-based violence statistics are shocking and urgent efforts are needed to put an end to this femicide.
Climate crisis ‘affecting quality of life and fuelling discontent’
The impact of the climate crisis is stretching throughout societies across the globe. It’s time we took the urgent need to switch to renewable energy seriously.
Worst marine heatwave on record killed one million seabirds in North Pacific Ocean
Climate change has a detrimental impact on certain wildlife species, including seabirds.
Apocalypse Cow: documentary’s vision for the future of food could leave farming in the past
The meat industry often comes under the microscope for its impact on the environment. So what might the future hold for farming?
Harnessing the power of technology to realise an EV revolution in the UK
Cara Naden, Project Manager at Zero Carbon World, explains how electric vehicles will play a crucial role in delivering a low carbon economy.
UN moves to tackle ‘hidden abuse’ and violence against Europe’s children
The UN is committed to doing more to confront child abuse, highlighting the hidden extent of this problem, through INSPIRE initiative.
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