Ukraine war: āPlease, let us in,ā WHO issues plea to reach sick and injured
The UN health agency (WHO) issued an urgent appeal on Friday for access to sick and injured people caught up in the war in Ukraine,...
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The Caribbean is āground zeroā for the global climate emergency: Guterres
The UN Secretary-Generalās final day in Suriname began on a small plane and ended at a podium. A 90-minute flyover from Paramaribo into the Central...
Haitian children at mercy of armed gangs as schools close
Rising gang crime in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince is limiting access to education and is preventing thousands of children from going to school. Since 2020, gang-related...
Suriname gives āhope and inspiration to the world to save our rainforestsā: UN chiefāÆ
Suriname might be the smallest and least populated country in South America, but it is also one of the greenest. Considered a global leader in...
With mangrove conservation, Kenyaās coastal communities plant seeds of sustainable āblue growthā
The southern ocean border of Kenya and Tanzania is dotted with thick hedges of mangroves ā indispensable carbon sinks and spectacular ecosystems teeming with life...
US Supreme Court ruling on environmental protection āa setback in our fight against climate changeā
The ruling by the United States Supreme Court against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, is āa setback in our fight against climate changeā...
Featured Guterres outlines four recommendations to help us all āSave Our Oceanā
At theĀ UN Ocean ConferenceĀ in Lisbon on Monday, UN Secretary-General AntĆ³nio Guterres urged the international community to commit and unite around the protection and preservationĀ of our...
Countries urged to ādig deepā and support Afghanistan in aftermath of deadly earthquake
The top UN official in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for greater international support for the country, following a one-day visit to communities hit hard by...
ICC at 20: Five things you should know about the International Criminal Court
Trying the gravest crimes, involving victims, ensuring fair trials, complementing national tribunals: in its first 20 years of existence, the International Criminal Court has made...
First Person: The Barbadian entrepreneur turning sargassum into money
Sargassum seaweed has been blighting many of the beaches on Barbados for several years. Joshua Forte, a local entrepreneur, is convinced that it can be...