UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change
Stories & Blogs UNICEF (Press Release )In the face of the deepening climate crisis, the Committee specified obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Unlocking the potential of irrigation for improved nutrition in Ethiopia
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Poor nutrition threatens health, exacerbates inequalities, affects economic productivity, and traps countries like Ethiopia in a vicious cycle of poverty.
Is Ethiopia missing a golden opportunity for addressing hidden hunger? The opportunities and challenges of biofortification
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Despite some progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, Ethiopia continues to be an epicenter of the triple burden of malnutrition—undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.
Is Ethiopia missing a golden opportunity for addressing hidden hunger? The opportunities and challenges of biofortification
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Despite some progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, Ethiopia continues to be an epicenter of the triple burden of malnutrition—undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.
Enhancing groundwater governance through experimental games in Ghana
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Some of the key challenges that irrigators are dealing with are declining groundwater tables and insufficient freshwater during the peak of the dry season (February-March).
Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on 9 June near Ber, in the region of Timbuktu.
Access to justice for women and girls: UNDP and UN Women launch the Gender Justice Platform
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Press Release )On International Women’s Day, UNDP and UN Women launched the Gender Justice Platform to leverage their partnership on gender justice.
Building a Path to Reconciliation in the Central African Republic
Stories & Blogs UNDP - Africa (Blog )The Central African Republic has struggled with a painful history, but the country has been on a journey to reconciliation in recent years.
State of Climate in Africa highlights water stress and hazards
Stories & Blogs WMO (Press Release )Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard.
Urgent climate action can secure a liveable future for all.
Stories & Blogs IPCC (Press Release )“Mainstreaming effective and equitable climate action will not only reduce losses and damages for nature and people, it will also provide wider benefits,” said IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee