Rebalancing with nature: A one health vision for a sustainable future.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Statement )A One Health approach is vital to addressing ongoing multidimensional health challenges.
How can we protect refugees from growing digital threats?
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Online misinformation, disinformation and hate speech targeting refugees and asylum-seekers is causing real-world harms. Finding ways to tackle it is critical.
40 years of environment action in Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Statement )“We must create a forward-looking strategy that builds on past successes while also confronting rising challenges, such as land degradation, and resource pressures: said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, AMCEN.
One ocean, one future: scaling up action for life below water.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Statement )This year has marked several milestones in advancing ocean governance, including the 2025 UN Ocean Conference and an increasing number of ratifications of the BBNJ Agreement.
Building on AMCEN’s legacy: towards a resilient and sustainable Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Story )The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment — AMCEN, it is time to reaffirm your commitment to protecting Africa’s natural heritage and promoting sustainable development.
Tackling mpox through global and local collaboration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Stories & Blogs WHO-Africa (News )Mpox continues to strain the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s health system. Between 1 January and 31 May 2025, the country reported more than 12 000 suspected cases and 22 deaths, accounting for over 50% of all mpox cases in Africa this year.
Advancing access to sexual and reproductive health services in South Sudan.
Stories & Blogs WHO-Africa (News )In an effort to address severely limited access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, has been implementing several initiatives
UN Refugee Agency estimates 2.5 million people need resettlement.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs report released.
Amid global tensions, environmental multilateralism continues to deliver.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Speech )“Amid growing conflict, geopolitical tensions and fears of backsliding on global commitments, we are of course all deeply concerned,” said Inger Andersen.