Interviews
UNICEF reach over 300,000 with Ebola protection campaign
Over 300,000 people have been reached by UNICEF and its partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo following an Ebola outbreak. Those reached have received lifesaving information on how to avoid contracting...
5,000 megawatt solar farm approved for India
The Indian Government has given planning permission to a huge new solar project which is set to become one of the largest in the world. The approval for a 5,000 megawatt (MW) solar farm in the state of...
IOM warns crucial health services in Cox’s Bazar could be cut
The UN Migration Agency (IOM) have carried out over 400,000 medical consultations in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh since August 2017, the agency has reported. However, concerns are growing that a funding...
Tackle poverty and inequality to eradicate TB, says António Guterres
António Guterres has urged for greater efforts into universal health coverage and minimising the social drivers of tuberculosis, notably poverty and inequality, in order to eradicate it. He urged...
Embassies and international organisations step up fight against plastic pollution in Vietnam
On Monday 4th June 2018, ahead of World Environment Day, 41 embassies and international organisations in Vietnam pledged to cut plastic pollution in the country. Canadian ambassador Ping Kitnikone said:...
World Environment Day 2018 – Beat Plastic Pollution
Today, 5th June 2018, marks World Environment Day, the UN’s most important day for encouraging environmental awareness and protection. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is "Beat...
Keep global warming below 1.5 degrees to avoid its disastrous effects, warns UN
The former United Nations Climate Chief, Christiana Figueres, has warned that the world must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees so that vulnerable people will have a 50% chance of surviving its effects....
Gates Foundation launches a $68 million education initiative
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched a new global education initiative to support educations systems in India and sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative will provide better resources to schools...
WHO prepares Cox’s Bazar for flooding and monsoon conditions
The Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar has started to experience intermittent flooding as the first rains of the monsoon season fall. The camp is home to approximately 1.3 million people. The World...
Mass food shortages could be prevented if global warming stays at 1.5°C
New research led by The University of Exeter has highlighted the major benefits to keeping global temperatures to within 1.5°C compared to 2 °C. The new paper, published in the journal Philosophical...
WMO and WHO unite to protect against weather, climate change and atmospheric threats
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have signed a legal agreement to protect communities using ‘relevant and authoritative’ data on the weather,...
Hurricane Maria death toll is over 4000 more than originally thought
A new report in the New England Journal of Medicine has challenged the official government death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The report concludes that 4,600 deaths occurred following Hurricane...
