News Feed Newsletters (on-line) Blogs Image Wall Sustainable Development Goals – UN5 June | World Environment Day May 29, 2026The post 5 June | World Environment Day appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development. YinuoWHO chief calls for ceasefire amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak May 28, 2026The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence of Ebola in its volatile eastern region where instability is rife. Read Full Story on UN News The post WHO chief calls for ceasefire amid DR Congo […] dpicampaignsGlobal temperatures set to stay near record levels: UN weather agency May 28, 2026The world is heading into another period of dangerous heat, a new UN report warns on Thursday, and it’s nearly certain global temperatures over the next five years will stay “at or near record levels” as climate change accelerates across land and sea. Read Full Story on UN News The post Global temperatures set to […] dpicampaignsEbola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger, WHO warns May 27, 2026The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a “catastrophic collision of disease and conflict” as a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak outpaces containment efforts in a region already battered by armed violence, mass displacement and acute hunger. Read Full Story on UN News The post Ebola outbreak […] dpicampaignsInternational airlines urged to stick to safety measures in wake of Ebola outbreak May 26, 2026As a deadly Ebola strain continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with cases confirmed in neighbouring Uganda, the UN aviation agency is urging governments and flight operators to closely follow guidelines put in place following the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Story on UN News The post International airlines urged to […] dpicampaigns Sustainability Update – Sustainability / BEAT UKPeroni and Grolsch owner Asahi looks to make deliveries more sustainable July 10, 2024The partnership between the UK arm of beer giant Asahi and LWC, aims to save 245 tonnes of CO2 a year by taking up to 450 journeys off the road. John ReynoldsSøstrene Grene latest retailer to bag SBTi approval July 10, 2024Scandinavian home accessories retailer Søstrene Grene is the latest brand to have its climate targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). John ReynoldsLabour appoints former Climate Change Committee CEO to lead clean energy taskforce July 10, 2024Chris Stark, ex-CEO at the Climate Change Committee (CCC), has been appointed to lead a clean energy 'mission control' centre. John ReynoldsMorrisons collabs on farmer skills sustainability project July 10, 2024Morrisons has teamed up on a farmer skills initiative which it hopes will help farmers hit their net zero targets and plug the skills gap in agriculture. John ReynoldsNew UK onshore windfarms planned after Labour overturns rules July 10, 2024At least half a dozen renewables developers have already begun identifying potential sites for full-scale windfarms in England. John ReynoldsTravelodge CEO: the secrets of a sustainable stay July 9, 2024Travelodge CEO Jo Boydell outlines the valuable role the hospitality sector can play in helping the UK reach its net zero targets. Jacqui ParrLabour overturns decade-long ban on onshore wind farms July 9, 2024A ban on new onshore wind farms in England is being overturned by the new Labour government, in a move welcomed by green campaigners. John ReynoldsNew fabric made from potato waste scoops startup award July 9, 2024Business startup Fibe has won a key manufacturing funding prize for developing the world’s first textile fibres out of potato waste. John ReynoldsLidl allows customers to pay for EV charging via app July 9, 2024Lidl UK customers charging their electric vehicles (EVs) while shopping will soon be able to pay for their power via the Lidl Plus app. John ReynoldsAsda axes refillable product station trials July 9, 2024Asda has axed its store trials of refillable product stations, where shoppers filled their own containers with food to cut down on plastic use. John Reynolds Climate Change News – The IndependentEarly heatwaves and Iran war create perfect storm for energy shortages May 29, 2026Soaring temperatures across Asia are driving up energy demand just as the US-Israeli war against Iran squeezes supplies. Stuti Mishra reports Stuti MishraBangladesh investigates deaths of six newborns after hospital AC stops working in sweltering heat May 28, 2026Babies, between one and three days old, were in post-delivery ward when they fell ill Stuti Mishra Sustainable Development Goals – The GuardianAfrica’s children: 20 years on, what happened to the millennium babies? October 23, 2025In 2005, the Guardian documented the births of 10 babies as a way to tell the story of millions across the continent. We caught up with three of them, finding hardship – and hopeTwenty years ago, the Guardian featured 10 newborn babies in countries across Africa, describing their births, their families and the environments they […] Nick Dall in Cape Town, Golden Matonga in Lilongwe, Richard Sky in Accra and Sarah JohnsonConflict, aid cuts and equality backlash causing ‘stagnation and regression’ of women’s rights – UN September 15, 2025Report calls on governments to commit to renewed action at general assembly in New York, saying ‘a different path is still possible’Hard-won progress on women’s access to healthcare, rights and employment is being put at risk from global conflict, cuts to aid spending, and a backlash against gender equality, according to a UN equality watchdog.A […] Kat LayIf road deaths were a virus, we’d call it a pandemic. Safer transport helps us all – and we need it urgently | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Jean Todt February 22, 2025Deaths on the road costs countries up to 5% of GDP. Centring transport around people, not cars, can propel developmentIf you had to guess the leading cause of death for children and young people around the world, what would you say? Malaria perhaps? Pneumonia? Suicide? They’re all high up there, but no, it’s road accidents.Cars […] Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Jean TodtGlobal AI fund needed to help developing nations tap tech benefits, UN says September 19, 2024Governments and private firms should contribute to help states unable to invest and benefit from advancesGovernments and private companies should contribute to a global artificial intelligence fund that will allow developing nations to benefit from advances in the technology, according to a UN report.The fund would help provide models, computing power and AI-related training programmes, […] Dan Milmo Global technology editorGlobal cost of failing to invest in women and gender equality is $10tn a year – UN September 16, 2024Equal internet access worth $500bn over five years says report, and warns child marriage may continue till 2092Governments are failing to invest in women and girls and, as a result, are missing out on billions in economic gains, according to a new UN report.This year’s Gender Snapshot report from the UN Women agency found that […] Rebecca Root
