Irish village proudly weaves sustainable development into daily life
A small coastal village in southwest Ireland, with a population of just over 600, proudly claims that it is the only place in the...
40 years of climate warnings: we can’t say we didn’t know
Heatwaves, forest fires, floods… and suddenly climate change is back on the front pages. However, the world often gives the impression it is only...
The World’s Largest Cities (Are No Longer the Ones You Think)
In 1975, there were just eight megacities, defined as cities with more than 10 million inhabitants, worldwide. Fifty years later, that number has risen...
“Multilateralism is alive”: how UN labour agency tackles social justice
"My grandmother was a child domestic worker in the Netherlands, what we now consider child labour,” recounts Peter van Rooij, Regional Director for Europe...
Shared Lives, Shared Future: a UN exhibition comes to Brussels
Nearly 50 life-size portraits are coming to the heart of Brussels this month, putting human faces to the global work of the United Nations...
Europe, the world’s second-largest market for cocaine
Where does Europe stand on the global map of drug use? The 2026 World Drug Report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
Secretary-General calls for action on methane
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched a global Call to Action on Methane. In a special address at the London Climate Action Week, Mr...
Why should we be concerned about methane?
The next battle in the fight against global warming must be the fight against methane, said the UN Secretary-General in a speech delivered on...
Europe: the 10 countries with the longest life expectancies
Living standards, diet, health care, the environment… These are all factors that influence life expectancy, a reliable indicator of prosperity.(1)
In 2024, the global average...
Refugees: Forced displacement falls but remains alarmingly high
A rare decline in global forced displacement offers a sign of hope, but not yet a turning point, according to UNHCR’s latest Global Trends...
Honduras: 4.5% of people internally displaced due to violence
What is the crisis about?
At least 423,845 people have been internally displaced in Honduras as a result of generalised violence according to UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
When the ocean thrives, the planet survives: Moksha, 10-year-old activist
Among the growing global movement of youth-led climate action, young voices are increasingly shaping conversations around sustainability.
Among them is Briton Moksha Roy, whose journey...
Bonn Climate Meetings set course for COP31 in Türkiye
Starting Monday, 8 June, climate negotiators, experts and observers from around the world will gather in Bonn, Germany, for the annual UN June Climate...
Regeneration Revolution: Holding back the desert on a Spanish farm
As climate change continues to cause biodiversity loss and soil degradation, the pressure on global food systems is increasing. Many farmers are searching for...
Ebola crisis: a new strain with no vaccine or treatment
Ebola is far from new in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). So why has the most recent outbreak been declared an international...