Terrorism has drawn global attention and most countries have joined the effort to contrast it. But the international community is yet to wage a war against air pollution despite the enormity of the hazard it poses for global health. In India, for example, terrorism has taken 65,900 human lives between 1994 and 2017, which is almost half of deaths caused by air pollution in
Timeless Matera is a journey into the fascinating, eternal Sassi of Matera. Watch the video of Italy’s city of stone.
The solar plant in Jordan’s Azraq refugee camp has started to produce energy, allowing Syrian refugees in the camp to have electricity in their tents. It’s the world’s first refugee camp to be powered by renewable energy: a 2MW plant managed by the UNHCR and financed thanks to the Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign launched
Over 1,000 indigenous peoples’ representatives from the North Pole to New Zealand reflected on the progress and challenges in safeguarding indigenous rights during the 16th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held at the international organisation’s headquarters in New York between the 24th of April and 5th of May. Calling for concrete action,
One of Earth Day’s ambitious aims is to plant over a billion trees worldwide. To give something back to Mother Earth.
A due anni dall’inizio del conflitto, le ong accusano l’embargo imposto dall’Onu nell’aprile del 2015: “Si è trasformato in un blocco sul cibo”.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, to foster environmental conservation and economic growth.
La ricerca della felicità è un obiettivo fondamentale dell’uomo. Per questo l’Onu ha deciso di celebrare in tutto il mondo la Giornata mondiale della felicità.
Once shy, the adolescent girls of Gumma Block in India Gajapati district now speak out, laugh and dance to live the life upto their expectation.
by Jose Graziano Da Silva, Director-General of FAO Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme Anthony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF The latest food security analysis in South Sudan has led to a declaration of famine in Leer and Mayendit counties in Greater Unity region. Two other counties are at risk of famine. The
