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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…
‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission
“Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all, young leaders told…
UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’
The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality at a high-level…
One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination…
Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United…
UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere
In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying global food…
‘Rapid expansion’ of synthetic drugs reshaping illicit markets, UN anti-narcotics body warns
Synthetic drugs are rapidly transforming the global drug trade, fuelling an escalating public health crisis, according to the…
Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use
The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry by overfishing,…