Nearly 80 mln displaced globally by 2019-end, half of them children: UNHCR

Fewer displaced people have been able to return to their homes in 2019

Targeted groups at Bonn climate meet show little progress

Parties have agreed to organise offline discussions beyond the scheduled time

Doubts persist over Green Climate Fund taking off at Doha

Workshop on climate finance gives hope, but a lot of work remains to be done

Government proposes a regulator for public procurement

Legislation codifies rules for all government procurement and purchases

Still unprotected: COVID-19, underfunding plagues child protection aid

African countries among the worst affected: Funding for child protection dropped to 38% in 2019 from 88% in 2018 in South Sudan 

How technology is helping Indian, Sri Lankan fishermen amid climate change patterns

Numer 8, an analytics company in India, is helping fishermen practice sustainable and safe fishing 

Periods in a pandemic: Women, girls in low-income settlements need more support

Measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 may have made things worse by affecting their ability to buy sanitary products 

Most in Asia-Pacific already in cities; expect 3.5 bln by 2015

Urban boom will be despite declines in Japan, China, Korea

Two billion children exposed to high levels of air pollution: UNICEF

Every year, about 600,000 children under the age of five die from diseases linked to indoor and outdoor air pollution

Partnerships crucial to fighting malnutrition, say global leaders

UN highlights the importance of working with the private sector to ensure a healthier world population

Kathmandu struggles, damage in remote areas not fully known yet

Survivors are in immediate need of food, safe water and medical supplies

El Nino threatens Great Barrier Reef

The warm current may kill a rugged coral variety that would have otherwise lived for centuries

More than 19 mln people can face food insecurity in west, central Africa: Report

People more likely to die of starvation caused by the economic fallout of COVID-19 pandemic than the disease itself, says the report

Scientists project path of radiation plume from Japan's nuclear reactors

Failure to reduce emissions will dramatically increase adaptation costs

Even with measures to limit global warming to under 2°C, the costs of adaptation are likely to be two to three times the current estimates, …

African countries must double investment in agricultural R&D, finds study

The report analyses trends in investments and human resource capacity in African agriculture system

Green Climate Fund turns to developing nations for funds

UN-backed body plans to raise $10-15 billion by end of 2014

50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM

Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end

Ocean litter is making these researchers sail around the world

A scientific sailing expedition is out at sea to assess plastic pollution in the oceans and raise awareness about the dangers of this non-…

Bundelkhand's cycle of droughts: is it man-made?

Study by National Institute of Disaster Management shows authorities neglected to break the cycle of droughts when rains were plentiful

90 companies responsible for two-third of global carbon emissions

Coal India Limited listed among the top 20. Should the onus of past carbon emissions be shifted to these companies?

African ministers call for universal climate agreement

Africa, with its vulnerable communities and vast potential, has perhaps the most to lose from climate change and the most to gain from an …

Essential healthcare services failed in Attappady: UNICEF

Doctors and staff at health centres, tribal hospital not following protocol for emergency maternal and new born care; essential drugs missing

Is India really open-defecation-free? Here’s what numbers say

15% of the total population in India defecates in the open in India, according to WASH report 2021

COVID‑19 will have severe impact on most SDGs: Report

Global partnerships will be essential to deal with health and socio-economic crises due to the pandemic, it says