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Grim realities of climate change revealed in IPCC report
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), consisting...
Earthquake and deadly aftershock kill 12 in Haiti
At least 12 are dead and up to 188 are injured as the result of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake...
More support needed to ease humanitarian crisis and rebuild lives in north-east Nigeria
After a two day visit to the region, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator...
Costa Rica experiments with drones to monitor remote forests
Deep Forest, a project backed by environmental group Fundecor, is testing drones as...
Climate change panel to present key global warming report for world leaders, UN reports
The United Nations-run Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its representatives...
World Habitat Day - 1 October 2018
Today, 1st October, marks World Habitat Day. World Habitat Day is celebrated on the...
Donations to UNRWA help keep Palestinian students in school
International donors pledged $118 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...
Six million in South Sudan face extreme hunger and malnutrition
According to a report published by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification...
Earthquake and subsequent tsunami leave hundreds dead in Indonesia
On Friday, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck north of Palu, Indonesia, leaving hundreds...
World Bank announces $1 billion investment for battery storage in developing countries
Battery storage allows for wind and solar energy to be used at a much greater scale...
Support growing for the single biggest investment in education in history
Earlier in the week, government ministers, donors and development banks backed the...
Largest EU humanitarian programme provides aid to 1.4 million refugees in Turkey
Two years after the launch of the largest humanitarian relief programme in European...