New partnership aims to accelerate Global Biodiversity Framework implementation
At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), 23 countries and organizations, led by Colombia and supported by Germany, launched a partnership to accelerate country-led implementation...
How the European Union can avoid natural gas shortages in 2023
The European Union faces a potential shortfall of almost 30 billion cubic metres of natural gas in 2023 – but this gap can be...
WMO releases ‘tell-tale signs’ of extreme weather conditions around the world
From extreme floods to heat and drought, weather and climate-related disasters have affected millions and cost billions this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...
Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF
The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, the UN Children’s...
World’s coal consumption is set to reach a new high in 2022 as the energy crisis shakes markets
Global coal demand is set to increase only marginally in 2022 but enough to push it to an all-time high amid the energy crisis,...
Corruption is on the rise in Europe
According to a recent public opinion poll in several EU countries, residents of these states believe that they have recently increased the level of...
Iran: US sanctions violating human rights of all living there -UN experts
US sanctions on Iran are resulting in harm to the country’s environment and preventing everyone there - including migrants and Afghan refugees - from...
Defeating depression through early risk detection and targeted medication
By Vittoria D’Alessio
Depression is a chronic illness and a first episode of lingering low mood – the kind that’s so severe it disrupts daily life...
World Bank Approves $311M to Increase Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity in West Africa
Existing and prospective electricity customers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo will benefit from the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE)...
New Financing to Support Cambodia’s Economic Recovery and Long-Term Resilience
Cambodia’s efforts to promote a resilient recovery from recent economic shocks were today bolstered by a $274 million credit from the World Bank for...