Investing in rural economies can alleviate impact of high food prices on the world’s poorest people.
Stories & Blogs IFADJul 22, 2025(Press Release )With high food prices affecting people around the world, especially in low-income countries, Alvaro Lario, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), highlighted the urgency of making strategic investments in agriculture
UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit.
Stories & Blogs UNJul 22, 2025(Story )UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on the shift to renewables and implored governments to file sweeping new climate plans before November’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, saying the fossil fuel er
From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life
Stories & Blogs UNJul 16, 2025(Story )Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of a blood diamond mining industry which contributed to a decade-long civil war.
4 steps to boost private investment in rural development.
Stories & Blogs IFADJul 03, 2025(Explianer )At a time of overlapping global crises, small-scale farmers in developing countries are key to building stability and prosperity that benefit everyone. But they can’t do it alone.
Greed is driving oceans toward collapse.
Stories & Blogs UNJun 10, 2025(Story )The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged world leaders and grassroots groups to confront the powerful interests driving marine destruction, from illegal fishing and plastic pollution to the a
Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP.
Stories & Blogs UNJun 10, 2025(Story )The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said.
At UN Ocean Conference, IFAD advocates to boost innovative finance for coastal communities to protect the world’s oceans.
Stories & Blogs IFADJun 09, 2025(News )Governments, multilateral organizations and private sector actors must urgently scale-up innovative ways to drive finance to small-scale fishermen and coastal communities.
Middle Income Countries (MICs) can lead shift to green industrial development
Stories & Blogs UNIDOApr 29, 2025(News )Middle-income countries (MICs) can increase their competitiveness and lead the global shift towards a green industrial system…
World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
Stories & Blogs UNApr 23, 2025(UN Story )At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries.
UNIDO and Sweden launch Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (EELA) Programme
Stories & Blogs UNIDOMar 26, 2025(News )The event was hosted by Annika Lisa Markovic, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to UNIDO and brought together high-level representatives from the programme’s partner organizations.