UN health emergency committee to re-convene on global threat posed by China coronavirus
It’s yet to be decided whether a Public Health Emergency will be declared following the recent outbreak of a virus in China.
Region: Asia
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.
Iran-US attack in Iraq: Guterres pledges ‘active engagement’ in further de-escalation efforts
UN Secretary-General appeals for peace amdist extreme tensions between America and Iran.
UNICEF chief hopes 2020 will be ‘a year of peace’ for Syria’s children
Children are facing the devastating consequences of war and unrest in Syria, urging UNICEF to wish for peace this year (2020).
A global ‘toilet revolution’ is underway – but it’s polluting water and ignoring the urban poor
Some cities are responding to the sanitation crisis through clean-up initiatives, but at what cost?
‘Transformational benefits’ of ending outdoor defecation: Why toilets matter
World Toilet Day is marked annually on 19 November, sparking discussion about why it is crucial to end open defecation.
Revealed: danger and squalor for cleaners who remove human waste by hand
The UN has expressed their concern regarding unacceptable working conditions for latrine cleaners.
Blue innovation in the Commonwealth
With 95 per cent of the ocean still unexplored, we are only beginning to understand its profound influence on life on earth
Multilateralism must weather ‘challenges of today and tomorrow’ Guterres tells Paris Peace Forum
On Monday 11th November, UN Secretary-General António Guterresa said a strong alliance between multiple countries must be adapted.
Record-levels of smog in New Delhi making ‘the invisible killer, a visible killer’: UN expert
Air pollution in India is at its worst, according to the Senior Programme Management Officer for the UN Environment Programme in India.