Driving Progress: Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries
Leaders from landlocked developing countries, (LLDCs) will gather in Gaborone, Botswana, this December to tackle challenges, explore solutions, and build...
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UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to...
Why the world needs a UN global tax convention
The global tax system needed reform, and the UN answered the call on Friday with a blueprint for a new...
Youth jobless rate falls to 15-year low, says UN labour agency
The number of young people unemployed globally is at a 15-year low but Asian Pacific and Arab States – and...
First Person: Stitching together a future following deadly siege
A woman who fled her home following a terrorist attack on a city on the Filipino island of Mindanao in...
The orange economy: Where creativity fuels prosperity
What happens when you blend creativity, cultural heritage and economic growth?
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...
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...
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...
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...