UN health agency launches bid to stop a new global pandemic
“Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion people, they’re a deadly threat – which is...
New Program Promotes Green Agriculture and Rural Development in China’s Southwest
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$320 million loan to promote green agriculture and rural development in China’s Southwest Region....
Ukraine: Guterres calls for probe into Bucha killings
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, a suburb...
Billion-Dollar Boost for Farmers to Safeguard EU Food Security
A new report suggests that if one farmer in five transitions to more climate-smart practices, it will increase the European Union’s resiliency to food...
Greenpeace: Logging audit spells disaster for the DRC and its donors
After three months of pressure from Greenpeace Africa, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has finally realized it was no longer possible...
Jaw DNA and oxygen sensors may divulge clues to help sharks out of hot water
Sharks have been around for 450 million years, outliving the dinosaurs and soldiering on through several mass extinctions. Yet their numbers in the open...
Women’s full participation in renewables is essential to the just transition
The transition to energy security and climate-neutrality means we need to close the gender gap to fully involve women in a technical, scientific and...
Factories of the future call for responsible scaling that prioritizes planet and people
The World Economic Forum announces today the addition of 13 new sites to its Global Lighthouse Network, a community of 103 world-leading manufacturing facilities...
Knowledge valorisation puts research results to work for a greener, fairer society
While knowledge itself is good, it’s even better when it’s applied to help solve the big challenges facing our societies. Many components must come...
Taliban’s backtracking on girls’ education, ‘deeply damaging’
Following a U-turn over re-opening girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the UN human rights chief shared her “profound frustration and disappointment” that...