Archive Published Articles Financial institutions urged to engage in reversing biodiversity loss, which impacts on people and eco-systems July 12, 2021 New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030: First Detailed Draft Agreement Debuts July 12, 2021 Ethics and human rights should be at the core of using artificial intelligence for health, WHO says June 28, 2021 UN chief praises European Union as top contributor to UN system and global humanitarian assistance June 24, 2021 Antonio Guterres pledges to make breakthroughs in second mandate as UN Secretary-General June 18, 2021 WHO welcomes G7 leaders’ commitment to donate 870 million vaccine doses as part of efforts to end the pandemic June 13, 2021 Scientists say biodiversity loss and climate change resulted from human activities and must be tackled together June 10, 2021 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominated for second five-year term June 8, 2021 UN urges global insurance industry to invest in climate programs for net zero carbon emissions June 8, 2021 UN Urges Intense Restoration of Nature to Address Climate and Biodiversity Crises June 1, 2021 End the pandemic with US$ 50 billion investment, world’s largest health, trade and finance organizations say June 1, 2021 World Health Assembly plans fall meeting to discuss international treaty to deal with future pandemics May 31, 2021 News feature: World ignores warnings to leave nature alone to prevent future pandemics, UN says May 23, 2021 UN marks International Tea Day, projects steady tea production growth in coming years May 19, 2021 UN: Science, technology and innovation can help post-pandemic recovery May 17, 2021 World Press Freedom Day (May 3rd) under the pandemic; news organizations face the threat of extinction April 29, 2021 UN adopts first resolution to prevent drowning; over 2.5 million lives lost in past 10 years April 28, 2021 US shows leadership in action on climate change; world leaders join virtual meeting to pledge new goals April 22, 2021 UN: World faces anthropogenic climate change caused by human activities; calls for action April 19, 2021 UN agencies: Remove wild animals from food markets to prevent emergence of new, deadly virus April 13, 2021 First technology summit calls for more technology governance to improve lives, respond to global challenges April 9, 2021 World needs an international treaty to deal with the next pandemic, governments and WHO say; report on Covid-19 origins published March 30, 2021 UN says long-term spending in the tens of billions of dollars a year could thwart the likelihood of another pandemic March 25, 2021 UN: Indigenous and tribal peoples are best guardians of Latin America and the Caribbean’s forests March 25, 2021 UN launches new system to measure global economic growth by integrating value of nature in gross domestic product (GDP) March 11, 2021 Food waste is global while millions of people go hungry every day, UN report says March 4, 2021 Hunger increased fourfold in Central American nations over two years, World Food Program says February 23, 2021 UN chief calls on Myanmar’s military to immediately stop repression, release prisoners February 22, 2021 UN chief: Pandemic used to stoke racism, xenophobia and inequality; calls for action to defend human rights February 22, 2021 News Feature: 2020 was the worst year for international tourism: 1 billion fewer arrivals, US$1.3 trillion in export revenues loses February 17, 2021 International investigation says Covid-19 virus likely transmitted from animals to humans February 9, 2021 Michael Bloomberg, a major contributor to UN programs, is honored with new, separate terms as UN climate and WHO ambassador February 5, 2021 World’s biggest survey shows majority of people believe climate change is a global emergency. US to host climate meeting January 28, 2021 World leaders uphold multilateralism to tackle global problems in speeches to Davos Agenda 2021 January 26, 2021 WHO: High-income countries making separate vaccine deals with drugmakers at the expense of the poor is morally wrong January 18, 2021 Covid-19 pandemic, climate, health and job fears prompt a majority of people to support more international cooperation to solve global problems. UN survey says January 8, 2021 China’s centuries-old martial art tai chi (taijiquan) inscribed in UNESCO’s cultural heritage list; tai chi joins yoga as world’s best body-mind health exercises December 21, 2020 WHO’s global vaccine initiative secures 2 billion doses to be distributed to 190 participating countries in early 2021 December 18, 2020 World’s largest youth organizations, representing 250 million members, and WHO launch global mobilization to respond to disruptive impacts of COVID-19 on young people December 14, 2020 UN calls for global State of Climate Emergency after a decade of hottest temperatures; rich countries must lead the way to help poorer ones December 12, 2020 $20.6 Billion to Help Women, Newborns, Young Children and Adolescents December 10, 2020 Covid-19 provides the right incentive to quit smoking but millions of smokers have no access to support services, WHO said. December 9, 2020 How Many Fish in the Sea? December 3, 2020 World Economic Forum announces Davos Agenda for January 2021 virtual meeting November 23, 2020 Oil and gas firms commit to report and reduce methane emissions to help solve climate crisis November 21, 2020 Chefs, farmers, government and business leaders to call for new food systems in post Covid-19 and to feed 10 billion people by 2050 November 18, 2020 Health authorities fear increase in measles cases as pandemic disrupted vaccine campaigns against measles, which killed 207,500 people in 2019 November 12, 2020 UPDATE: Pfizer and Moderna lead drug makers with over 90-per-cent effective vaccines; rich nations rush to buy massive amount of doses and prepare distribution November 12, 2020 Covid-19 has infected 50 million people, killed over 1.2 million but its long-term effects are unknown, WHO says November 9, 2020 UNESCO: End impunity for crimes against journalists; 1,200 journalists killed since 2006 while reporting news; others tortured and imprisoned November 2, 2020 Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 Page7
Financial institutions urged to engage in reversing biodiversity loss, which impacts on people and eco-systems July 12, 2021
New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030: First Detailed Draft Agreement Debuts July 12, 2021
Ethics and human rights should be at the core of using artificial intelligence for health, WHO says June 28, 2021
UN chief praises European Union as top contributor to UN system and global humanitarian assistance June 24, 2021
Antonio Guterres pledges to make breakthroughs in second mandate as UN Secretary-General June 18, 2021
WHO welcomes G7 leaders’ commitment to donate 870 million vaccine doses as part of efforts to end the pandemic June 13, 2021
Scientists say biodiversity loss and climate change resulted from human activities and must be tackled together June 10, 2021
UN urges global insurance industry to invest in climate programs for net zero carbon emissions June 8, 2021
End the pandemic with US$ 50 billion investment, world’s largest health, trade and finance organizations say June 1, 2021
World Health Assembly plans fall meeting to discuss international treaty to deal with future pandemics May 31, 2021
News feature: World ignores warnings to leave nature alone to prevent future pandemics, UN says May 23, 2021
World Press Freedom Day (May 3rd) under the pandemic; news organizations face the threat of extinction April 29, 2021
UN adopts first resolution to prevent drowning; over 2.5 million lives lost in past 10 years April 28, 2021
US shows leadership in action on climate change; world leaders join virtual meeting to pledge new goals April 22, 2021
UN: World faces anthropogenic climate change caused by human activities; calls for action April 19, 2021
UN agencies: Remove wild animals from food markets to prevent emergence of new, deadly virus April 13, 2021
First technology summit calls for more technology governance to improve lives, respond to global challenges April 9, 2021
World needs an international treaty to deal with the next pandemic, governments and WHO say; report on Covid-19 origins published March 30, 2021
UN says long-term spending in the tens of billions of dollars a year could thwart the likelihood of another pandemic March 25, 2021
UN: Indigenous and tribal peoples are best guardians of Latin America and the Caribbean’s forests March 25, 2021
UN launches new system to measure global economic growth by integrating value of nature in gross domestic product (GDP) March 11, 2021
Hunger increased fourfold in Central American nations over two years, World Food Program says February 23, 2021
UN chief calls on Myanmar’s military to immediately stop repression, release prisoners February 22, 2021
UN chief: Pandemic used to stoke racism, xenophobia and inequality; calls for action to defend human rights February 22, 2021
News Feature: 2020 was the worst year for international tourism: 1 billion fewer arrivals, US$1.3 trillion in export revenues loses February 17, 2021
International investigation says Covid-19 virus likely transmitted from animals to humans February 9, 2021
Michael Bloomberg, a major contributor to UN programs, is honored with new, separate terms as UN climate and WHO ambassador February 5, 2021
World’s biggest survey shows majority of people believe climate change is a global emergency. US to host climate meeting January 28, 2021
World leaders uphold multilateralism to tackle global problems in speeches to Davos Agenda 2021 January 26, 2021
WHO: High-income countries making separate vaccine deals with drugmakers at the expense of the poor is morally wrong January 18, 2021
Covid-19 pandemic, climate, health and job fears prompt a majority of people to support more international cooperation to solve global problems. UN survey says January 8, 2021
China’s centuries-old martial art tai chi (taijiquan) inscribed in UNESCO’s cultural heritage list; tai chi joins yoga as world’s best body-mind health exercises December 21, 2020
WHO’s global vaccine initiative secures 2 billion doses to be distributed to 190 participating countries in early 2021 December 18, 2020
World’s largest youth organizations, representing 250 million members, and WHO launch global mobilization to respond to disruptive impacts of COVID-19 on young people December 14, 2020
UN calls for global State of Climate Emergency after a decade of hottest temperatures; rich countries must lead the way to help poorer ones December 12, 2020
Covid-19 provides the right incentive to quit smoking but millions of smokers have no access to support services, WHO said. December 9, 2020
Oil and gas firms commit to report and reduce methane emissions to help solve climate crisis November 21, 2020
Chefs, farmers, government and business leaders to call for new food systems in post Covid-19 and to feed 10 billion people by 2050 November 18, 2020
Health authorities fear increase in measles cases as pandemic disrupted vaccine campaigns against measles, which killed 207,500 people in 2019 November 12, 2020
UPDATE: Pfizer and Moderna lead drug makers with over 90-per-cent effective vaccines; rich nations rush to buy massive amount of doses and prepare distribution November 12, 2020
Covid-19 has infected 50 million people, killed over 1.2 million but its long-term effects are unknown, WHO says November 9, 2020
UNESCO: End impunity for crimes against journalists; 1,200 journalists killed since 2006 while reporting news; others tortured and imprisoned November 2, 2020
