Global commitment to mercury reduction: UNEP's role in advancing the Minamata convention
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Speech )Mercury has served our industries, our medicines, even our mirrors — yet it has also poisoned rivers, silenced birds, and entered the blood of generations.
New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )A UN Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment of available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement finds that the predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century has only slightly fallen, leaving the world heading for a serious esca
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, a yawning gap in adaptation finance for developing countries is putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk, according to the Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty.
IFAD calls for more partnerships and investments to scale up jobs programme for youth in Africa.
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )Youth leaders, policymakers, development practitioners, and partners from across Africa called for further partnerships and new investments in the Agribusiness Hubs (ABH).
WHO statement on autism-related issues
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy.
WHO Africa, International Vaccine Institute sign agreement to boost vaccine production in Africa.
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen their strategic collaboration in support of vaccine equity, local production, and health
African health leaders, partners call for greater investment in integrated NCD services.
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )African health ministers and partners are calling for increased investment in integrated health services to address the growing burden of severe noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly those affecting women and underserved populations across the reg
IFAD President: "Rural youth need investment to build their own future" – Africa Food Systems Forum.
Stories & Blogs IFAD (Press Release )International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is stressing that investing in rural development and transforming food systems is essential to ending hunger, reducing poverty, and building long-term resilience to any type of shocks.