World’s largest steel and concrete buyers make game-changing push for greener solutions
The governments of the United Kingdom (UK), India, Germany and Canada, under the new Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI), today announced a pledge that sends...
Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’
Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties...
Cooling community announces steps to beat global warming with GBP 12M boost from UK
The UN-led Cool Coalition today announced a series of steps to reduce the climate impact of the cooling industry, including a GBP 12 million...
Commission adopts contingency plan for food supply and food security in times of crisis
Following the COVID-19 crisis and as announced in the Farm to Fork Strategy, the EU intends to step up coordination at European level to...
Afghanistan: Girls at increasing risk of child marriage
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received credible reports of families in Afghanistan offering daughters as young as 20 days old for future marriage in return for...
OECD and Viet Nam sign MoU to deepen co-operation and support reforms
The OECD and the Government of Viet Nam today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen co-operation over the next five years.
The MoU,...
Lake Chad Basin: Fighting terrorism, ‘decisive test’ on biggest challenges of our time
The situation in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin region remains highly volatile, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Friday, spotlighting a rising tide...
Europe hits highest weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began
Almost two million cases of COVID-19 were reported in Europe last week, the most in a single week in that region since the pandemic started, according...
Why are coral reefs dying?
Beneath the ocean surface, an expansive network of dynamic skeletal-like invertebrates harbours at least 25 per cent of all known marine species. Both hard...
Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2021
What is the Digital Economy and Society Index, and what does it measure?
The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) is an annual report...