Aid
Fixing the WHO
Joel Negin Like other United Nations bodies, the WHO has always been a political beast. It is funded by and given its power by […]
Tag: UN
Climate
The climate crisis is an oceans crisis: upcoming IPCC report
A stark warning on the state of the world’s oceans and frozen areas is expected from a landmark UN report, highlighting the urgent need […]
Data & Reports
Global pact to stop air pollution
Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade Five national academies of science and medicine have urged the world to adopt concrete measures to tackle air pollution and […]
Data & Reports
Billions deprived of the right to water: World Water Development Report
Access to water and sanitation is internationally recognized human right. Yet more than two billion people lack even the most basic of services. The latest […]
Aid
Afghanistan scales up ecosystem-based solutions to help build disaster resilience
Afghanistan is one of the frontline countries taking forward affordable ecosystem-based solutions to reducing disaster risk.
Featured
Global Leaders and WHO establish a commission for Non-Communicable Diseases
WHO announced a new high-level commission, comprised of heads of state and ministers, leaders in health and development and entrepreneurs. The group will propose innovative […]
Aid
UN says lift in global economy brings opportunities to tackle major development issues
A three per cent upturn in the global economy has paved the way to readjust policy towards longer-term issues, such as addressing climate change, […]
Sustainable Business
China’s ‘new Silk Road’ could expand Asia’s deserts
Liu Qin China’s massive Asian infrastructure network of proposed new roads and railways, new ports and airports, linking 65 countries to itself must grapple […]
Biodiversity
RE(D)D is BAD!
Rafał Chudy My view about the UN-REDD is very straightforward: it simply does not work and will never do, as it is based […]
Aid
The Paris climate agreement at a glance
Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; James Whitmore, The Conversation; Michael Hopkin, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation On December 12, 2015 in Paris, the […]
Aid
UN launches 2016 humanitarian appeal asking for $20.1 billion, the highest request ever
More than 125 million people in the world need humanitarian assistance. This will require a record US$20.1 billion in funding – five times the […]
Corruption
“Silence Is Too Often The Only Safe Option Left” – UN Report On Sources and Whistleblowers
Governments and international organizations are failing to ensure adequate protections to whistleblowers and sources of information, according to a new report Countless sources and […]
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