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.
Five million children worldwide die before fifth birthday, says UN
News / 12th January 2023Five million children worldwide died before their fifth birthday in 2021, with almost half (47%) dying during their first month, according to new UN figures.
One in 23 people will require humanitarian relief in 2023, UN warns
News / 6th December 2022A global relief fund of a record $51.5bn will be needed to assist 339 million people suffering because of 2022’s ‘extreme events’.