Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’
Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their freedom to simply do their jobs, that are “growing...
Guterres calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Africa’s Sahel
The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase” according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in the...
Our use of sand brings us “up against the wall”
50 billion tons: enough to build a wall 27 metres wide and 27 metres high around planet Earth. This is the volume of sand...
New report highlights risk from global warming in the “Third Pole”
The glacier-capped mountains of South Asia, which provide billions of people with drinking water, are warming at an alarming rate, finds a new report...
As oil prices spike, new investments in fossil fuels could be disastrous
Energy security is in the spotlight as many countries seek to reduce their reliance on foreign fossil fuels due to rising fuel prices spiked...
How gaming studios are taking on the climate crisis
The first images are visceral and unsettling: we see a dystopian landscape dominated by swirling storms, fires and eruptions that threaten to devour what...
UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis
The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday, released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration across the country,...
Deaths at sea on migrant routes to Europe almost double, year on year
More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the Atlantic last year, hoping to reach Europe, the...
MSMEs in the Kyrgyz Republic to Benefit from Additional $50M World Bank Financing
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today $50 million in Additional Financing for the Emergency Support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises...
Digital tech investment, critical to workforce in least-developed nations
Structural weaknesses in the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have made them more vulnerable to shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and...