Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift
Soaring obesity rates are a problem, even in countries with endemic hunger.
The 17 goals
Explore each of the 17 Global Goals and learn about the progress being made with each of them.
‘I’m up late at night worrying about global warming – please can you put my mind at rest?’
Caroline Hickman, University of Bath I’m up late at night worrying that my baby brothers may die from global warming and other threats to humanity
Reducing disaster risk is a good investment, says Guterres
There is a strong economic case for climate resilience and reducing the risk of disasters, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark
Alarmingly high number of children malnourished worldwide
Across the globe, at least one-in-three children under-five are malnourished and not developing properly, UNICEF revealed on Tuesday, in its most comprehensive report on children, food
UN, EU and Smurfs team up for global beach clean-up campaign
Marine litter is both a global and a local challenge. Across the world, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic waste end up in our