Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities
Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is needed to safeguard residents...
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Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar
Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse...
‘Tons of Ideas!’: World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges
Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action to ease the housing...
‘It all starts at home’: global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban development
On Monday, thousands of delegates joined United Nations representatives gathered in Cairo to kick off the twelfth edition of the...
Carbon markets could boost climate action in least developed countries
While carbon markets have played a limited role in boosting sustainable development for the world’s least developed economies, a new...
World Urban Forum: The search for solutions to the global housing crisis moves to Cairo
As the world’s population moves inexorably and rapidly to ever larger cities, how can we make sure that urban environments...
‘Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns
Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to prevent catastrophic spikes in...
Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years
The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has set development in the State...
In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa
Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting the...
Ukraine: Time to recognise ‘tremendous potential’ of demining
The critical funding gap for mine action in Ukraine, estimated at over $34 billion, holds “tremendous potential” for the nation...