Combating fall armyworm attack amid confluence of challenges in Africa
The fall armyworm menace cost African farmers 40 per cent of their harvest in 2018. Amid COVID-19 spread, controlling the pest has become …
Only science can help the world achieve sustainable development: UN Report
It says the current development model is not sustainable and only a fundamental and urgent change in the relationship between people and nature …
Karnataka’s Pavagada shows a way amid criticism for solar power at UNCCD COP14
Solar most land-hungry among green power sources, claims report released at Delhi event to fight desertification
Indigenous people not given their due for conserving forests: UNCCD report
The report says that despite them being the best custodians of forests globally, indigenous people are criminalised and intimidated
305 million African children will be living in extreme poverty by 2030: Report
New British think tank report suggests cash transfers, access to basic services and redistributive public finance can help in curtailing child poverty
Digital solutions could be key to end hunger in Africa: Report
Digitalisation for agriculture can increase agricultural output, raise employment opportunities
Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year: UN expert
David Boyd, special rapporteur on human rights and environment, urges countries to beat pollution and hence not violate people’s rights to …
UN Environment Assembly focuses on moving faster towards Sustainable Development Goals
Ministers and delegates from 170 countries put their minds together to set global Green agenda
Big business, children join Oceans Day celebration
The presence of big business representatives at the conference is significant to ensure their participation in ocean protection
UN says disruption of internet access human rights violation; India opposes
India wanted the UN to delete a passage in the resolution that condemned measures to prevent or disrupt access to internet
Laws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries: new report
The report has been prepared by WHO, UNICEF and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)
‘Transport industry’s contribution crucial to tackling environmental crime’
Wide-reaching global intelligence exchange among police and non-governmental organisations also needed to promote environmental security
To achieve sustainable goals, world must learn from MDGs
Effective use of data can help galvanise development efforts, highlights last Millennium Development Goal report
34% of environmental indicators under SDGs lack standards
Lack of standards means there is no benchmark from which to calculate the Sustainable Development Goals
UN Crime Congress adopts Doha declaration on combatting wildlife crimes
International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime calls on members to recognise wildlife and forest crime as a transnational organised crime …
UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?
UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide
International Shipping emissions increased by 20% in the last decade: UNCTAD
Shipping industry contributes to nearly three per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions
UN General Assembly 2023: Political declaration on pandemics approved, critics call it 'rhetoric'
Demands of developing countries ignored, pathway to equitable access to quality health services not defined, say experts
India lifted 415 million people out of poverty in 15 years
In 2021, there were 230 million people still in poverty & nearly 19% population vulnerable to poverty, according to the latest update to the …
Poverty and emergencies keep children out of school
Every one in five children in the world are not in school, says the latest UNICEF report
One-third of global business leaders don’t believe in integrating SDGs: UN study
Lack of knowledge and global economic slowdown major reasons behind this hesitance, found the UN Global Compact-Accenture Strategy CEO Study on …
World Environment Day 2021: Why we need to restore contaminated land
Even after 21 years of waste management legislation, a majority of urban local bodies do not have an engineered landfill for disposal …
Over 100 experts oppose ‘Nature Positive Fund’ in open letter to UN before COP15
‘Nature Positive Economy’ promotes the financialisation of nature’s destruction, they said
‘The ship has reached the shore’: The planet finally has a treaty to protect life in the high seas
The high seas are areas of oceans that lies beyond countries’ national waters. These are the largest habitat on Earth and home to …
Global annual output growth to drop to 1.9 per cent in 2023, courtesy Ukraine, COVID-19
Growth in India expected to remain strong at 5.8 per cent, albeit lower than 6.4 per cent in 2022, according to new UN report