Youth Forum’s theme is “Youth at the Forefront: Leveraging Science and Social Inclusion for Sustainable Development”, bringing together government representatives, young leaders and policymakers among ...

India’s noted ornithologist and conservationist, Asad Rahmani, was pleased about water in four important wetlands in Kashmir.

Last year, 343 million people were experiencing acute food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). That’s 10 ...

As the global population of 8.2 billion grows and ages, the rise of dementia — often called 'the long goodbye' — is accelerating ...

The recent US court case that ordered three Greenpeace organisations to pay damages of over US$660 million to an oil and gas company was a stunning blow against civil society’s efforts to stop runaway ...

As the Trump administration’s hostility towards the United Nations and other international organizations keeps growing, a New York Times columnist last week proposed what he frivolously described as ...

It is now official that the European continent is experiencing the fastest rate of global warming, according to a new scientific report.

April marks Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the history, causes and victims of past genocides and to mobilize the necessary resolve to confront risks facing populations ...

US President Donald Trump has again seized global attention by arbitrarily imposing sweeping tariffs on the rest of the world. He reminds us America is still boss, claiming to ‘make America great ...

With rain, hail, and frost coming at the wrong time, a group of Andean farmers living 3,000 meters above sea level have turned to agroecological practices.

General and High Representative of the UN and Chairman of the UN’s Administrative and Budgetary Committee in 1997-1998 that approved Kofi Annan’s first reform budget.

It is estimated that women account for two-thirds of the 1.4 billion people currently living in extreme poverty. They also make up 60 per cent of the world’s 572 million working poor.