Time is running out to avert climate catastrophe.

Last year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, sent a much-needed political signal: those on the frontlines of the climate crisis are…

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Climate change is a global emergency that goes beyond national borders. It is an issue that requires coordinated solutions at all levels and international cooperation to help countries move toward a...

Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of deadly Marburg Virus Disease

Tanzania confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after conducting laboratory tests in the country’s northwest Kagera region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on...

Guterres warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of a world without glaciers

Glaciers are “critical to all life on Earth”, the UN chief reminded the UN 2023 Water Conference on Wednesday, warning that unless the rise in sea level due to global warming is reversed, “the...

UN Conference seeks solutions to global water crisis

The world’s precious water resources are “in deep trouble” and leaders are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to address what has become a multifaceted global crisis, before it is too late.

Republic of Tanzania declares Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) Outbreak – Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 22 March 2023: On 21 March 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Republic of Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Bukoba district, Kagera region,...

Tanzania declares outbreak of Ebola-like Marburg virus

An illness which has killed at least five people in Tanzania has been identified as Marburg, a highly infectious and deadly Ebola-like virus for which there’s no vaccine, officials announced on...

UN underlines commitment to support communities affected by Syria-Turkiye earthquakes

The head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has underlined on Monday the importance of addressing immediate humanitarian needs in earthquake-affected Syria and Türkiye, and efforts to promote...

Security Council: Despite progress on reforming global security, ‘our work is not done’

The world’s new security sector reform plan can achieve even further progress by developing the first-ever global study on women in defence, trimming reporting periods, and galvanizing Member States’...

Security Council: Despite progress on reforming global security, ‘our work is not done’

The world’s new security sector reform plan can achieve even further progress by developing the first-ever global study on women in defence, trimming reporting periods, and galvanizing Member States’...

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Cocaine trafficking surges following COVID-19-related slowdown

Routed through new hubs and expanded criminal networks, cocaine trafficking has made a dramatic comeback following an initial slowdown caused by the emergence of COVID-19, the UN Office on Drugs and...

Urgent investment needed to improve conditions for key workers: ILO

Essential workers who kept families, societies and economies going while the world was on COVID lockdown, need better pay and conditions urgently, if countries are to future-proof themselves from the...

Diplomacy in Yemen reaches new pitch following year of relative calm, Security Council hears

With the holy month of Ramadan fast approaching, warring parties in Yemen must build on relative calm across the country and the April 2022 truce – which is largely holding, despite its official...

UN deputy chief warns of faltering progress towards SDGs

Multiple interconnected global crises are putting achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at risk - both in the Arab region and the rest of the world, UN Deputy Secretary-General...

55 countries face a health worker crunch linked to COVID-19: WHO

No less than 55 countries are struggling with serious health worker shortages as they continue to seek better paid opportunities in wealthier nations that have stepped up efforts to recruit them amid...

UN stresses ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine grain deal as Russia offers 60-day extension

The UN chief on Monday confirmed the UN would “do everything possible to preserve the integrity” of the Black Sea Grain Initiative – the deal agreed between Ukraine and Russia last July that is due...