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World Population Day: UN says gender equality key to meeting SDGs

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on world leaders to give priority to advancing gender quality to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by...

Desertification and Drought Day: 40% of planet’s land degraded – UN chief

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, says up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded thereby endangering food production, threatening biodiversity...

G7 nations ‘central to climate action’, says Guterres

The world is counting on the G7 bloc of industrialised democracies to demonstrate global leadership and solidarity, said the UN chief on Sunday, May 21,...

UN chief calls for tackling climate change amid geopolitical divisions

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, called on the international community to cooperate towards tackling climate change in spite of existing...

Guterres calls for fundamental shift to put world back on track to achieving SDGs

With countries hammered by the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, a weak global economy, and amplified by the Russian invasion...

IPCC Report: Guterres launches plan to ‘super-charge climate efforts’

At the launching of the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in Interlaken, Switzerland, on Monday, March 20, 2023, UN Secretary-General,...

AU Summit: Guterres clamours just transition to clean energy in Africa

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, expressed his support for ensuring a just transition to clean energy in Africa, in remarks delivered on Saturday, February 18,...

UN chief urges clear commitment to rescue SDGs

Secretary-General António Guterres has urged UN Member States to bring a clear commitment to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by setting out their...

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GEF adaptation funds accelerate action across 20 countries

Representatives of Global Environment Facility (GEF) member states have approved $106.21 million in funding for urgently needed climate adaptation...
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Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

Egypt has become Africa's first nation to achieve international quality standards for both medicine and vaccine regulation, marking a...

First session of UN Group on housing calls for accelerated global action

The first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All concluded recently in Nairobi,...

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GEF adaptation funds accelerate action across 20 countries

Representatives of Global Environment Facility (GEF) member states have...

Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

Egypt has become Africa's first nation to achieve international...
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