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Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report

Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going hungry in 2023, equivalent to one in 11 people...

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister hopes for high impact conference charting course for small island States

The fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) is heading to Antigua and Barbuda later this month with “human survivability and protecting our...

Growing or shrinking? What the latest trends tell us about the world’s population

The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at...

Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency

Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg of raw materials? Or that the energy required for data...

China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report

China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows.

‘Trust and respect’ feeds interfaith rice growing success in the Philippines

Trust built on decades of respect for religion has fertilized the seeds of success for two communities, one Muslim the other Christian, which have joined...