COVID-19 Stress Tests MENA’s Ill-prepared Health Systems
Long-term socio-economic trends and underfunded public health systems left the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region ill-prepared to respond to the pandemic, contributing...
Getting back on track: looser restrictions fire up post-pandemic recovery
More than a year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic hit global manufacturing in an unprecedented way by disrupting global value chains and restricting the movement...
Ageing cars are bogging down the battle against climate change
When world leaders attend the make-or-break United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland in a few weeks, they will be ferried around in...
COVID-19: Global vaccine plan aims to end ‘two-track pandemic’
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday unveiled an $8 billion pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a bid to make vaccines accessible...
Cotton sustains more than 100 million families worldwide
A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world’s most impoverished regions; that adds up around 100 million families across the globe.
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DR Congo: Lack of sufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a stark choice over who to assist, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the...
Decisive action by governments is critical to unlock growth for low-carbon hydrogen
Governments need to move faster and more decisively on a wide range of policy measures to enable low-carbon hydrogen to fulfil its potential to...
Pink flamingos return to Kazakhstan’s capital in time for World Migratory Bird Day
Following five years of absence, pink flamingos have been flocking back to Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan, much to the delight of residents who have flooded...
Artificial intelligence can help halve road deaths by 2030
Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep roads safe for everyone, three UN Special Envoys said on Thursday, leading a new AI...
Journalists who ‘speak truth to power’ recognized with Nobel Peace Prize
Two campaigning journalists were awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, which UN Secretary-General António Guterres said was recognition that a free press is...