Head of UNAIDS unpacks the knock-on effects of COVID-19. And what needs to be done
AIDS remains a crisis and COVID-19 is making it worse, says Winnie Byanyima
UNCCD CoP: Centre unclear how states are spending money allotted for forests
The 14th Finance Commission had given 7.5 per cent weightage to forest cover
Every 9th person in the world went hungry last year: UN report
Around 700 million were exposed to severe food insecurity in 2018
‘Montreal treaty saved world’s ozone layer’
Data from NASA suggests the hole will be repaired by the end of 21st century
Renew efforts to rid planet of TB, UN chief urges governments
It is possible to end the epidemic by 2035, said Ban Ki-moon on World Tuberculosis Day
World Dugong Day 2020: Marine mammal fighting for survival in Indian waters
Conservation only way to save species from extinction, says experts
Multidimensional poverty affects 2/3rd of children in rural Nigeria: UNICEF
Larger proportion of children involved in economic labour were multi-dimensionally poor
COP28 UAE: Methane Alert and Response System alerted governments of 127 plumes spanning four continents
Methane is the second-biggest cause of global warming caused by anthropogenic activity after carbon dioxide and is 80 times more powerful
Methane emissions to rise 5-13% by 2030 from 2020 levels under business-as-usual scenario: Report
Human activities release 350-390 million tonnes of methane annually
UNEA 5.2: Pharma, health sectors among 5 major sources of AMR, says UNEP report
AMR could kill up to 10 million people per year by 2050, says report
Plastic-free planet: Third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee begins in Nairobi
Global Coalition for Plastics Sustainability announced; India submits pre-meeting written statement for first time
High road to Dubai COP28: What to expect at the upcoming Bonn climate conference
It’s all about the money this year
Action falls short as far as industrial effluent pollution in India is concerned
There are lapses in implementation of laws and court judgements
Population populism: UP draft population bill fails tests of necessity, intrusiveness
The proposed law will lead to more abortions and adverse sex ratio at birth
Speakers highlight importance of implementation at CMS CoP 13
Need to redirect synergies on the ground, they said
South, Southeast Asia have most of world’s underweight youth: IFAD
Number of those overweight also increasing; more underweights in rural areas
Five reasons to believe the HFC talks are headed in the right direction
All is not lost for HFC talks as countries made tangible progress in Paris last week
Fridays for Future: It isn’t too late, say young activists demanding climate reparations, justice
Demands for loss & damage finance raised across the world 6 weeks ahead of CoP27
Africa must be priority if humanity is to conquer hunger; but it is only getting worse there
By 2030, Africa will be home to the largest number of undernourished people
Every country exceeds new PM2.5 annual limit set by WHO: Report
The concentration in 93 per cent of the cities was 10 times the new guidelines
Hunger and poverty trigger most of the conflicts, says FAO official
Ongoing conflicts is Africa and West Asia could be seen as closest examples
World Health Assembly adopts resolution to prevent drowning
First-of-its-kind alliance, global status report to asses worldwide impact
Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report
Asian region has highest child labour in global supply chains
UNCCD COP14: Desertification, land degradation hit poor hardest
Climate change drives migration but many can’t even move out: Report
Modi bats for South-South ties, plastic ban at UNCCD meet
PM raises land reclamation target to 26 mln hectares by 2030