Count the cost of 2020: Here are the key highlights of the new climate report
The countries across the world continued to pay a very high price for extreme weather in 2020, according to a…
Australian Agriculture Outlook: Here are the key highlights of Rural Bank’s latest report
In its latest forecasts, Australia’s Rural Bank painted a positive picture for the rural sector in the first half of…
Fundamentals First: Here are the key highlights of WHO-UNICEF report
Around 2 billion people are vulnerable to COVID-19 and other diseases as they either use or work in health care…
Declare state of ‘CLIMATE EMERGENCY’, UN chief Antonio Guterres tells world leaders
To avoid catastrophic global warming, world leaders should announce “climate emergency” in their respective countries, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said…
COVID-19 likely to push over 1 billion people in extreme poverty by 2030, says study
The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) new study has noted that an additional 207 million people could be pushed into…
WTO Meeting: Negotiations to curb harmful fisheries subsidies facing ‘deadlock’
The negotiations to curb harmful fisheries subsidies estimated at $14 billion-$20.5 billion annually is facing a deadlock at the World…
G20 member countries reaffirm commitment to food security and agri value chains
Confirming their will to strengthen its policy cooperation towards food security and nutrition, the G20 Agriculture and Water Ministers reiterated…
David Beasley: Meet the man behind Nobel Peace Prize 2020 winner WFP
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the UN agency World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to address…
$6.8bn required over the next six months to avert scarcity of food, says WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week, will have to raise…
Climate Change | One in three people on Earth not adequately covered by warning systems: UN report
Investment needs to be raised rapidly in early warning systems for extreme weather events, said a new UN report, adding…
