Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges
Stories & Blogs UN (News )As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses and communities must galvanize action to reverse the damage and protect Earth, the UN chief said
Officials highlight ongoing terrorist threats and dire humanitarian needs in Somalia
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )A UN Security Council meeting on Monday detailed Somalia’s “exacerbated” humanitarian needs in the face of climate shocks and ongoing Government efforts to counter the terrorist group, Al-Shabaab.
Les envois de fonds numériques réduisent la pauvreté et assurent la transformation rurale en raccordant des millions de femmes et d’hommes non bancarisés, selon un nouveau rapport du G20 élaboré par le FIDA
Stories & Blogs FIDA (News )Un nouveau rapport met en évidence l’effet transformateur que peuvent avoir les envois de fonds numériques (dits aussi « dématérialisés »), moteurs de l’inclusion financière et de la réduction de la pauvreté partout dans le monde.
Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming 79th General Assembly session
Stories & Blogs UN (News )The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected by acclamation Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon, President for its seventy-ninth session which gets underway in September.