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The new report details the latest round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by governments, assessing both the progress achieved and the major challenges that remain.Taken together,…
A new UN Women report, At Risk and Underfunded, based on a global survey of 428 women’s rights and civil society groups, finds that one in…
When she was 21, Ms. Mazari was badly injured in a car crash which left her paralysed from the waist down. Despite facing immense challenges, she…
Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2024 after five years of negotiation, the Convention against Cybercrime establishes the first universal framework for investigating and prosecuting…
In 1988, the international community united under the World Health Organization’s (WHO) leadership with the goal of eradicating polio. World Polio Day, falling on 24 October,…
Mr. Guterres was addressing ambassadors in the iconic chamber in New York on United Nations Day, marking 80 years since its founding. He spoke via video…
You place your order, make the payment, and only later notice a small detail: just one letter in the website address was different.That’s how easily you…
The UN World Court concluded that Israel must also protect relief and medical personnel, prohibit starvation as a method of war and cooperate with the United…
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.Cutting emissions would deliver rapid, tangible climate benefits,…
Nearly 500 million hectares (ha) – equivalent to around 750 million football pitches – have been lost since 1990.Deforestation has slowed down in every region of…