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Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the world’s first-ever international agreement to better…
AI threatens one in four jobs – but transformation, not replacement, is the real risk
Women and clerical workers face the highest risk of their roles being radically transformed by Artificial Intelligence, prompting…
Ihekweazu appointed head of WHO’s health emergencies programme amid leadership overhaul
In a significant reorganisation of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) senior leadership, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed…
Sudden escalation of trade tensions sends shockwaves through global economy
Amid escalating trade tensions and growing policy uncertainties, the global economy stands at a fragile turning point, according…
UNDP trains teachers, pupils on green energy technologies
United Nations Development Programmed (UNDP), Global Environment Facility, Small Grant Programme (UNDP GEF SGP) says it has trained…
UN warns of $4trn shortfall threatening global SDGs
Facing a staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap for development and mounting trade wars, top UN officials on…
UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who…
Global maternal deaths dropped by 40% since 2000: UNFPA
The Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund (UNFPA), Natalia Kanem, says that since 2000, the world…
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…
‘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…