New York, Oct 10 (JEN) With its limited cash reserves, the financial health of the United Nations is “totally dependent” on how quickly and how much Member States pay towards Organizatio ...

New York, Oct 10 (JEN) Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than they have been in recent years, according to the latest edition of th ...

New York, Oct 9 (JEN) The global economy could be losing as much as $1 trillion annually by the end of the century if countries do not take urgent steps to stop ocean acidification, says a ...

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Great gains have been made in the global effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, known worldwide as the “MDGs,” but with the deadline fast approaching ...

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) Highlighting her own country’s success in slashing extreme poverty, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday used her role as first national leader to addres ...

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) Governments, investors and financial institutions on Tuesday pledged to mobilize $200 billion by the end of next year for low-carbon programmes in developing countr ...

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) Multinational oil and gas companies, major producing States and over two dozen cities on Tuesday joined forces to slash methane emissions in a partnership that can h ...

New York, Sept 18 (JEN) With more than two-thirds of humanity expected to live in cities by the middle of this century, strong, well-planned urbanization is vital for development, Secretary- ...

New York, Sept 17 (JEN) Just one week before a major climate summit opens at the United Nations, a new report released on Tuesday by a commission of global leaders argues that major structu ...