New report details indigenous struggle for land rights
Although the world’s indigenous peoples live in areas that contain around 80 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity, many still struggle to maintain their...
Tightened Travel Restrictions Underline Current Challenges for Tourism
One in three destinations worldwide are now completely closed to international tourism. According to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the...
Liberia to Power its Economy Through Improved Energy Access and Job Creation
Liberia’s efforts to transform the lives of poor people have received a huge boost with financing approved today by the World Bank. Two new...
UN Agencies Partner for Guide to Help Women in Tourism Recover from Crisis
As the sector enters the second year of an unprecedented crisis, the impact this has had on women in tourism has been made clear....
World stands at critical moment to deliver on 2030 Agenda
The world is at a critical moment to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Wednesday, during a virtual...
Cabo Verde Received the First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines
Cabo Verde received Friday, March 12, its first batch of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, sent through the COVAX Initiative, a partnership between the Government of...
Urgent funding needed for Mozambique, facing ‘triple threat’
Two years after Tropical Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth swept through Mozambique in March 2019, killing hundreds and leaving more than two million people...
Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every 8 hours over past 10 years
The grim ten-year anniversary of the war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of help, as a triple...
Commitment to post-pandemic ‘green’ recovery falling short
Countries have fallen short in their commitments to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic, with just 18 per cent of announced recovery spending going...
If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict
Conflict drives hunger, and when that turns to famine, that then drives conflict, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, adding that...