News Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/news/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Protecting Earth’s fragile biodiversity takes spotlight at Armenia talks https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168620 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168620 Biodiversity losses continue to upend the lives of billions of people whose future prosperity depends on countries taking urgent action to protect our planet, the top UN official leading talks at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan, said on Monday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168618 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168618 The UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the “war on nature”. On Monday, governments gathering in Yerevan, Armenia, will have to confront a more practical question: are they doing enough to win the peace and put the world’s biodiversity goals back on track? Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168610 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168610 The United Nations Secretary-General appealed on Friday for governments, businesses and communities to accelerate efforts to protect biodiversity for future generations and all life on Earth. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> As disasters mount, next UN climate summit faces a test of trust https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168617 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168617 Less than a month before the UN climate conference COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye, representatives of three successive summit presidencies gathered to address a pressing question: How can the world restore trust in climate action when the consequences of a warming planet are already being felt? Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168613 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168613 The World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening Ebola preparedness amid conflict and displacement affecting millions of lives in a region that spans parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Ukraine: Critical health supplies destroyed in ongoing Russian attacks https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168603 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168603 Ongoing and deadly Russian attacks across Ukraine are causing serious healthcare disruption, with more than $1.5 million-worth of medicines and supplies destroyed in four separate strikes on warehouses used by the UN there since July.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168602 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168602 The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Kenya’s efforts to contain Ebola after a second person tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the UN agency’s representative in the country said on Thursday.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO urges faster action to end lead exposure which kills 3.5 million annually https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168600 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168600 Countries must accelerate efforts to prevent lead exposure, which is estimated to cause more than 3.5 million deaths globally each year and affects hundreds of millions of children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> DR Congo: Cholera cases spike amid fight against Ebola https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168595 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168595 The cholera epidemic continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where more than 125,000 suspected cases and 3,644 suspected deaths were recorded between January 2025 and the end of September 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Health workers tackle taboos over drinking with new AI tool https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168594 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168594 A new AI-powered hub for health professionals aims to help identify alcohol-related risks and launch discussions with patients, including the link between drinking and cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168590 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168590 The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for promoting, providing and protecting health in the Eastern Mediterranean region, home to some of the world’s top humanitarian crises such as Sudan, Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> World News in Brief: Gaza braces for winter amid attacks, joint patrols in CAR, 90 cities commit to sustainable development https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168596 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168596 The UN and its partners are stepping up preparations in Gaza for the approaching cold and rainy season, even as attacks affecting civilians continue, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday.

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]]> Global action to end violence against children is lagging behind risks: UN expert https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168582 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168582 The UN Special Representative on Violence Against Children has called for stronger global action to protect boys and girls caught up in a growing number of crises, as current efforts fall short.   

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]]> Disasters cost $228 billion in housing losses every year https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168583 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168583 $228 billion is a staggering amount of money to find, but that’s exactly what communities around the world are faced with every year, to rebuild housing after disaster strikes. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Yemen: Houthi siege, cholera outbreak and aid cuts put civilians in the crosshairs https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168589 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168589 Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz is facing a “devastating” humanitarian crisis as escalating tensions are dramatically driving up food prices and causing shortages of supplies, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Rise in poverty is ‘a wake-up call for the world’, UN development chief says https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168574 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168574 The number of people living in “multidimensional” poverty has risen for the first time in 15 years, reaching 1.2 billion, as families struggle to meet their basic needs. 

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]]> General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration, but not by consensus https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168581 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168581 The General Assembly on Monday adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, by 153 in favour to three against (Argentina, Israel and United States) with two abstentions (New Zealand and Paraguay). Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> In the Mekong Delta, a push to grow food with saltwater https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168545 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168545 For generations, farming in Viet Nam’s Mekong Delta has depended on a delicate bargain. The river flooded, retreated and flooded again, carrying freshwater and sediment across a flat landscape whose vast fields helped turn the country into one of the world’s leading rice exporters.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Giving a dam: Cultivating peace in Côte d’Ivoire https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168568 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168568 Adam Ouattara and Makongo Traoré have four children and a home on the edge of Torla village in Côte d’Ivoire. He herds cattle. She grows vegetables on a small plot nearby. For years, the dry season pitted their two livelihoods against each other.

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]]> Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168561 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168561 Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming increases the risk of another Himalayan catastrophe, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.  Read Full Story on UN News

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