Global commitment to mercury reduction: UNEP's role in advancing the Minamata convention
Stories & Blogs UNEPNov 03, 2025(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.
Opening Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Ms. Diene Keita at the World Health Summit Keynote Session: Women’s Health – Global Wealth: Catalyzing Returns on Bold Investments.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 14, 2025(Speech )Every single day, over 700 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. That’s one woman lost every two minutes – needlessly.
Gender equality remains a unifying force for the world – 2025 must be our turning point.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenSep 22, 2025(Speech )Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the High-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, UN headquarters, 22 September 2025.
Building Africa’s trade future, together ITC hosts Partnerships for Africa Day in Geneva to scale African-led trade solutions.
Stories & Blogs Africa RenewalJun 23, 2025(Article )As global trade becomes increasingly uncertain and fragmented, Africa’s 50 million small businesses—responsible for 80% of employment on the continent—face mounting pressure to compete, integrate, and thrive.
Justice can’t wait: Africa’s push for reparative justice takes center stage.
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal MagazineJun 02, 2025(Article )Leaders at the ADS2025 High-Level Dialogue called for reparatory justice through global governance reform, debt relief, climate action, and the return of looted heritage.
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the Strategic Roundtable: Data and Sustainable Financing: Twin Foundations to Accelerate UHC.
Stories & Blogs WHOMay 21, 2025(Speech )Data and health financing are both fundamental components of that work, as two of the classic “building blocks” of health systems.
WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
Stories & Blogs WMOJan 10, 2025(Report )
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets.
ECA Releases Report to Propel Africa’s Progress Towards Agenda 2030 and 2063 Goals
Stories & Blogs ECAOct 22, 2024(Report )A report, "Towards Africa's Prosperity: Creating Conditions for Socially Inclusive, Environmentally Sustainable and Well-Governed Continent”, to assist African countries to accelerate and ensure the successful implementation of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063
Addressing Challenges of A New Era: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics
Stories & Blogs IMFMar 01, 2024(Article )The most pressing economic problems of our time require pragmatic remedies closely tailored to context
Breaking the Debt Supercycle
Stories & Blogs IMFMar 01, 2024(Article )Dependence on credit to boost demand imperils the world economy—we must correct the underlying imbalances