What is financing for development?
These are part of 17 goals agreed by nearly every country, called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The plan is…
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WHO warns of a health financing emergency
Speaking at the regular Friday press briefing in Geneva for humanitarian agencies, she warned that as wealthier nations make deep…
World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and hunger in South Sudan
Their latest data shows that the outlook for international investment this year “is negative”, a sharp course correction from January,…
Long after the guns fall silent, conflict-related sexual violence leaves lasting scars
In 2024 alone, the UN verified around 4,500 cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), though the real number is likely…
‘Smart grid’ helps accelerate energy transition in Indonesia
With support from the United Nations, the electricity grid on the central islands of Java, Madura, and Bali – home…
NASA Seeks Commercial Feedback on Space Communication Solutions
NASA is seeking information from U.S. and international companies about Earth proximity relay communication and navigation capabilities as the agency…
Without urgent funding, global hunger hotspots are set to grow, UN warns
But hunger has followed them. Over 57 per cent of the population in the world’s youngest country to the south…
UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments
“We close this historic week not just with hope, but with concrete commitment, clear direction, and undeniable momentum,” Li Junhua,…
‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s unexploded mine problem
These are the results of the ammunition from last nights’ attacks, or at least from the munitions which exploded. At…
‘We are the present’: Tajik climate activist urges leaders to include youth voices in dialogue
At the end of April, Fariza Dzhobirova attended a Model United Nations Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe,…