A “silent emergency” that is claiming one million tiny lives born premature each year requires concerted action to swiftly improve children’s health and survival, according to a new report released by UN agencies and partners on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News The post ‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more

The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, but climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten the livelihoods of some three billion people who rely on it for food and income. Read Full Story on UN News The post Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more

Siphiwe Nxumalo, a World Food Programme (WFP) volunteer in Eswatini returned to her home country after completing her studies in neighbouring South Africa to help orphans and vulnerable children, struggling with poverty and neglect. Read Full Story on UN News The post First person: Surviving abuse to help Eswatini’s neglected children appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more

Born in a Tanzanian village with no electricity, Gibson Kawago, decided to start a business producing off-grid clean electricity for communities like his own. His successes led to his appointment as one of the UN Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The post First Person: The young leader bringing clean power to Tanzanian villages appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more

The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it does not mean the disease is no longer a global threat. Read Full Story on UN News The post WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more

The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more and more likely, with dangerously high temperatures and extreme weather events expected, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News The post New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more

Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left millions dead and hundreds of millions infected, according to a new UN report launched on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News The post Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more

Corruption and its staggering costs have hobbled sustainable development in all countries, but fresh efforts are making inroads, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Tuesday at a special meeting to tackle the scourge and give the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development a much-needed boost. The post Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more

Over 2,000 delegates from around the world gathered at the UN in Geneva on Monday to discuss how best to curb chemical pollution, which has had increasingly dire consequences for health and the environment. Read Full Story on UN News The post Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more

Chinese writer Cixin Liu is one of the world’s most highly respected science-fiction authors, known for epics such as “The Three Body Problem,” soon to be adapted as a major TV series. He shared his thoughts on the future of the planet, at an event held at UN Headquarters to mark Chinese Language Day. Read Full [...] The post First Person: ‘Humanity must get out of the cradle’ appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development ..read more