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Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud
“Not many architects think that climate change is something that they need to think about, but we’re trying to…
International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’
Play video Courtesy of State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action, Kenya People take part in…
Earth’s ‘life support system’ is being destroyed by global business…
© UNEP/Duncan Moore Earth's natural resources are being consumed far faster than the planet can…
Climate-affected Madagascar adapts to new reality: A UN Resident…
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Communities in southern Madagascar are planting sisal to protect the land from erosion and…
UN telecomms agency chief: One third of humanity still offline
Play video © UNICEF/Ashutosh Sharma The digital economy is transforming life for young and old across the…
Women at the UN: Everything you need to know about #CSW68
UN Women/Ryan Brown Mathu Joyini, Chair of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67),…
Afghanistan’s economy has ‘basically collapsed’: UNDP
© WHO/Zakarya Safari A child stands amidst the ruins left in the aftermath of the devastating October…
5 ways to accelerate women’s economic empowerment
© WFP/Evelyn Fey Women in Djoukoulkili, Chad – a country wracked by conflict and climate change – take part in land…
Water Action Agenda takes shape in Stockholm flowing on from landmark…
© UNICEF/Vinay Panjwani The installation of a solar de-flouridation unit plant by the government of…
UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger
© FAO/Luis Tato Women in Niger are practicing the sustainable harvesting of forest resources. (file)…