“Important developments” are under way in Sudan since midsummer, including a pledge to end the country’s outstanding conflicts, and the establishment of a new transitional government,...
Deteriorating water quality worldwide is slashing the economic potential of heavily polluted areas, according to a new World Bank report. It also warns that the “invisible...
Dozens of European parliamentarians and conservation groups called Sunday on the regulator of global wildlife trade to ban all trophy hunting of rhinos, elephants and other...
Back in May, six innovative public figures joined the battle to push the world towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030. Each of the...
The United Nations humanitarian wing launched a new Response Plan (HRP) that aims to help around 2.6 million people in Venezuela through to the end of...
To mark next week’s International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, UN News traveled to Chad and the Far North region...
Schools in South Africa have been designating students as “eco-warriors” as part of an initiative supported by the UN Development Programme, to drive environmental and climate...
With Ebola accelerating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it plans to scale up and double food...
With Zimbabwe now experiencing its “worst-ever hunger crisis,” the UN food relief agency has revised its humanitarian appeal to step up food assistance to people most...
