Marking International Day, Secretary-General Stresses ‘In Our World of Plenty, Poverty Should Have No Home’, Calls for Renewed Commitment to Achieve SDGs
Stories & Blogs UNOct 06, 2023(Press Release )“In our world of plenty, poverty should have no home. Yet, as we mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, nearly 700 million people are barely scraping by, living on less than $2.15 per day” UN Secretary-General António Guterres .
State of Climate in Africa highlights water stress and hazards
Stories & Blogs WMOSep 08, 2022(Press Release )Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard.