Dramatic changes needed in global food systems to address nutrition disparity, poverty: IFAD
The report Transforming Food Systems for Rural Prosperity called for investment in rural farms and local small- and medium-size enterprises
Uncle Sam v Mother Earth
Is there a legal way to hold the world's second largest emitter accountable for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?
Religious leaders pledge to alleviate poverty
They also declared they would do all they could to support the new SDGs, aimed at lifting millions of people out of poverty and creating a …
New York grapples with climate-driven deluge: Historic rainfall and flash floods are the new normal
September floods unfolded less than three months after a devastating storm in July that unleashed catastrophic flooding across New York’…
‘If AI goes wrong, it can go quite wrong’: Here’s ChatGPT CEO’s full testimony in US Congress
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI that owns ChatGPT, testified in the oversight hearing of artificial intelligence
Cannabis-derived products have flooded US market — Two immunologists explain medicinal benefits and potential risks
Products like delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC are rapidly proliferating; there are many unknowns about their safety and psychoactive …
How can humans & animals exist more peacefully? Global conference tries to find solutions
International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence is being held in Oxford, the United Kingdom
UN 2023 Water Conference: Day 2 ends with dialogue on ‘water for sustainable development’
‘Make love not war, make sustainable development not war’ echoes in General Debate session; momentum grows with potentially game-…
Demand for fresh water to be 40% higher than supply by end of decade: UNGA president
Csaba Kőrösi said main task of upcoming UN Water Conference will be to find game changers for water management
COP27: Global North governments want private sector to pay for loss and damage
Private sector companies’ understanding of climate adaptation and mitigation is limited, according to experts
What makes one poor in India
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 shows lack of access to nutrition, fuel, housing and sanitation keeps millions in poverty
Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF
Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education
The White House wants a climate denier out as World Bank President
John Kerry backs Al Gore’s call to ‘get rid of’ David Malpass at the world’s largest development bank.
Did climate change trigger US’s worst West Nile virus outbreak?
Wetter-than-average monsoon potentially facilitated a boom in mosquito population, which spread the virus
COVID-19 no gamble: Physics-inspired simulations predict waves in these 4 countries
A physicist uses the Monte Carlo Simulation, commonly used in physics & fields as diverse as engineering and finance, to study endemicity
Increase in disasters leads to spike in intentional homicides of women: UN Report
The correlation between the number of people affected by disaster and the number of female victims of intentional homicide was found to be the …
WHO begins monitoring two new variants of COVID-19 named BA.4 and BA.5
The move comes in the footsteps of the global health body declaring two more variants in circulation named XE and XD
Convention on Biological Diversity: Draft recommendation to focus on One Health approach, COVID-19
The draft also addressed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health, well-being and biodiversity
Mercury pollution: Parties to Minamata Convention discuss non-binding declaration but can it help
United Nations, Indonesia call for support from parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Save the seas: African countries appeal funding for oceans at UNEA5 as calls for action grow
Portugal and Kenya will co-host the second UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon June 27-July 1, where best practices for sustainability of marine …
Climate change induced droughts major driver of food insecurity: IPCC report
India’s rice output may decrease 30% if global warming rises to 4°C above pre-industrial levels
Tracking extreme weather: Warmer-than-usual December for US
Only Washington and Oregon will have a higher chance of experiencing a cooler-than-normal December
Africa climate programme to benefit 5.4 million small-scale farmers in Sahel
The programme aims to restore degraded land, provide climate information systems and agricultural insurance
Shoe on the other foot: The UN generates its own carbon, including from CoPs
A new report by the UN though has noted that its own emissions reduced in pandemic year 2020 as activities went online
India in top 10 in climate performance ranking, says new report
US, China and EU fared poorly, slid several positions since last year