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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

Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: Experts Warn Worse Crises to Come, Options Offered to Reduce Risk

October 29, 2020

Treaty banning nuclear weapons to enter into force without the support of nuclear powers

October 26, 2020

WHO, Wikimedia Foundation team up to expand public access to trusted Covid information

October 22, 2020

UN: Program promoting gender equality in the workforce failed after 25 years

October 21, 2020

A basic daily meal is beyond the reach of the poor as Covid has compounded problems caused by conflict, climate change and economic woes

October 17, 2020

Data experts to discuss new demands for global, trusted and reliable data serving a changing world under the pandemic

October 14, 2020

UN wins Nobel Peace Prize for global food program during conflict and pandemic

October 9, 2020

Unemployment and infectious diseases top global concerns for business in 2020, the World Economic Forum says

October 8, 2020

Mental health services are now in great demands under the pandemic, WHO says

October 5, 2020

Virus claims 1 million lives, infects over 32 million people; world looks at current pandemic impacts and beyond

September 29, 2020

The “strangest” ever UN General Assembly session in 75 years; warnings of a new Cold War

September 25, 2020

Corruption in global finance robs funds for development in poor countries, UN says

September 24, 2020

UN urges united global efforts to defeat pandemic despite US-China dispute

September 22, 2020

UN: Rich countries secure $10 trillion to fight the virus while fragile, poor countries are struggling with much less resources

September 9, 2020

UPDATE: UN denounces use of pandemic for unilateral gains and to weaken global response to health crisis

September 8, 2020

NEW UPDATE: $35 billion more needed to accelerate treatments, vaccines; end 5,000 daily virus deaths; U.S. not joining vaccine pool

September 2, 2020

UN: Women deserve equal status in society as they battle Covid-19 at the frontlines

August 31, 2020

UN: Virus clobbers global tourism, millions of jobs at risk, Asia-Pacific hit hard

August 24, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic locks over 1 billion students out of schools in 160 countries, UN chief says

August 4, 2020