Number of people going hungry has risen by 122m since 2019, UN says
News / 13th July 2023The number of people going hungry in the world has risen by 122 million to 735 million since 2019 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the UN has said.
UN urges global cooperation as quarter of humanity lacks safe drinking water
News / 24th March 2023Amid a lack of global cooperation, the world is far off-track in achieving universal access to clean drinking water by 2030, according to a United Nations report released as officials marked World Water Day.
World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning
News / 21st March 2023Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists report.
‘Profiteering’ of Covid pandemic must never be repeated, world figures warn
News / 13th March 2023A scathing open letter from world leaders calls on governments to “never again” allow “profiteering and nationalism” to come before the needs of humanity in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
UN high seas treaty finally agreed to protect vast swathes of planet's oceans
News / 6th March 2023After 15 years of disagreement, failures and stalled formal and informal talks, there is finally a UN high seas treaty that will help to protect vast swathes of the planet’s oceans.