UN-Habitat and NASA collaborate on Earth Observation data for sustainable urban development.
Stories & Blogs UN-Habitat (News )UN-Habitat and NASA met this month in Washington, D.C., to discuss how to scale up and expand ongoing collaboration around the use of Earth Observation data for urban data analysis and foresight.
Vulnerability of supply chains exposed as global maritime chokepoints come under pressure
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The latest Review of Maritime transport urges action to strengthen infrastructure and operations, promote low-carbon shipping and combat growing concerns over fraudulent ship registrations.
Africa: Stronger maritime industry drives resilient, sustainable trade
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Africa bears the brunt of the Red Sea shipping crisis, but makes strides in port and vessel performance, trade facilitation and the clean energy transition.
WFP reaches one million crisis-affected people with life-saving assistance in Burkina Faso thanks to USAID support.
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )Amidst a complex humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, a US$ 124 million contribution from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) in 2024 enabled the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to reach over one million crisis-affected people in Burkin
Kenya, Uganda cross-border polio vaccination reaches 6.5 million children
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Between October 3 and 6, 2024, more than 6.5 million children were vaccinated in a successful synchronized polio campaign between Kenya and Uganda.
Joint report explores scope for coordinated approach to climate action, carbon pricing and policy spillovers
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The report outlines pathways for coordinated approaches to climate action, carbon pricing, and the cross-border effects of mitigation policies to achieve global climate goals.
How Burundi’s coffee producers can comply with EU deforestation rules.
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )In the beautiful hills of Ngozi province, Burundi, coffee farmers are taking on a new challenge: aligning their production with the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).