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Press Release | LDCs Future Forum 2025 Convenes in Zambia to Shape Resilient and Sustainable Futures for Least Developed Countries
LDCs Future Forum 2025 Convenes in Zambia to Shape Resilient and Sustainable Futures for Least Developed Countries New York, Lusaka – 1 April 2025 – The third edition of the LDC Future Forum opened [...]
Myanmar earthquake tragedy ‘compounds already dire crisis’
Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster “remains unclear”, the UN’s top humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Monday. Read Full Story on UN News
Myanmar earthquake: Search and rescue efforts continue in race against time
The human toll of the earthquake which devastated central Myanmar continues to rise, UN humanitarians warned on Sunday, putting more pressure on nearly 20 million people who were already in need of aid. Read Full [...]
Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble. Read Full Story on UN News
Looking beyond GDP to reach the Sustainable Development Goals
Countries should consider looking beyond Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, as the key measure of economic growth to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN policymakers have suggested.
Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’
Extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes, debilitating drought and deadly floods, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in [...]
UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and Thailand
Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams in the region are “responding fast”, said UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Friday. Read [...]
47 million health workers and advocates call for cleaner air to curb pollution deaths
Over 50 countries, cities, and organizations pledged new commitments on Thursday to tackle air pollution, protect public health, and help halve its deadly impacts by 2040 – a goal backed by a petition from 47 [...]
Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns
Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN chief warned on Thursday. Read Full Story on [...]
‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum
Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy generation and the rising toll of inaction over rising temperatures. Read Full Story on [...]