Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts
© UNICEF Buildings lie in ruins in Mandalay region, in central Myanmar, following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble. The earthquakes of 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude struck Myanmar […]
WFF Fellows Presentation
First event of the year done with Global Voices ! Thank you to the WWF Fellows for the amazing opportunity to hear their first hand experiences and knowledge gained from the World Food Forum in 2024, and to present their findings and policy briefs. The night consisted of in-depth conversations around food policy and the […]
Gaza: ‘Dramatic escalation’ as bombardments intensify and displacement surges
© UNICEF Renewed airstrikes have reportedly killed hundreds of people in the Gaza Strip. Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people – many of them women and children – and leaving widespread destruction in its wake, according to local authorities. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported […]
End of eternal ice: Many glaciers will not survive this century, climate scientists say
© NASA Earth Observatory Natural-colour satellite image of the margin of Matusevich Glacier in East Antarctica. (file) Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers. Together […]
‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission
Photo: UN Women/Jennifer Graylock A wideview of the UN General Assembly Hall. “Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all, young leaders told the Commission on the Status of Women, as the forum wrapped up the first week of its annual session at the UN Headquarters, in New […]
Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost for nature
© WWF-International/Suyash_Kesh A tiger at Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s flora and fauna by 2030. Delegates met in Rome this week for the resumption of the UN Biodiversity Conference to hammer out an agreement at […]