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WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather
© UNICEF/David Hogsholt Storms, typhoons and other nautaral desasters cause widespread damage in many…
Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive…
UNSPLASH/Nery Zarate Many countries have seen alarming levels of e-cigarette use among teenagers.
Data…
UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls
© ADB/Narendra Shrestha Students attend a computer class at a secondary school in Kailali, Nepal.
In…
‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health…
© WHO Testing for COVID-10
In an alert, WHO noted that although just eight per cent of hospitalized…
Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal
© UNDP Indonesia CIWT Project Forest rangers patrol the Gunung Leuser National Park in Indonesia.
The…
First UN civil society forum held in Africa heralds ‘inclusive’ Summit of…
UN Nairobi Delegates at the opening of the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. On-screen, UN…
‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
Unsplash/David Clode A herd of elephants heads to a waterhole at a tourist safari camp in the Masai Mara, Kenya.…
Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at the end of…
© UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A teenage woman in Côte d'Ivoire holds up a solar panel which she is studying as…
Renewable energy transforming the landscape
© Yan Wang Wind turbines line the coastal highway in Yancheng, China.
Renewable energy is generally defined as any…
Assembly President calls for massive investment in sustainable…
©UNESCO/Hossein Javadi A train crosses a bridge as it makes its journey through a mountainous region.…