Climate Action Superheroes empower children to protect the planet
Eight new animated characters on a mission to protect the planet, have been pressed into service by the UN to empower children worldwide and boost the...
Violence and bullying affect one in three students, education experts warn
Children face violence and bullying at school all over the world, with one in every three students subject to attacks at least once a...
Ethiopia: ‘Halt the violence’, resolve grievances peacefully
The UN human rights chief called on Friday for the de-escalation of violence and military clashes across parts of Ethiopia, urging all those involved...
UN rights experts call for release of Saudi activist championing women’s right to drive
The deteriorating health of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is “deeply alarming”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Wednesday, calling for her release along with “all other women human rights...
Green Horizon Summit to Accelerate the Race to Zero, Highlight Innovative Solutions
The City of London Corporation, in collaboration with the Green Finance Institute, and supported by the World Economic Forum, is hosting a virtual summit...
European Vocational Skills Week: ‘VET for Green and Digital Transitions’
The European Vocational Skills Week 2020 will take place digitally across the European Union from 9 to 13 November 2020. It is organised by...
New report explores the impact of sand and dust storms
On the launch of the report, Impacts of Sand and Dust Storms on Oceans: A Scientific Environmental Assessment for Policy Makers, author and University...
Aid agencies call for urgent action to prevent famine in hunger hotspots
People in four food insecurity “hotspots” inside Burkina Faso, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen, need help urgently to avoid sliding into famine, UN...
UNWTO Brings Tourism Sector Together to Plan for the Future
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has once again brought leaders from across the sector together for high-level talks aimed at strengthening cooperation between the...
Climate finance for developing countries rose to USD 78.9 billion in 2018
Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for developing countries totalled USD 78.9 billion in 2018, up 11% from 71.2 billion in 2017....