United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:22:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surge https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168536 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168536 Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19 age group, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).   Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Critical funding gap threatens health response in Yemen https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168541 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168541 The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that significantly more resources are required to scale up its response in Yemen amid escalating conflict and rising needs. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Kenya races to trace all contacts after first Ebola death, WHO official says https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168542 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168542 Kenya’s first Ebola death has triggered a race to trace everyone the victim came into contact with, as the United Nations and partners provide full support, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official in the country has told UN News in her first interview on the case.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168537 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168537 Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops are failing and food prices are rising months before the worst agricultural impacts are expected. Behind those warning signs is an El Niño whose Pacific Ocean temperatures have already surpassed the equivalent measurements during the historic 1997 and 2015 events – part of an unfolding [...]

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]]> ‘Ebola takes the people children depend on’: UNICEF https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168531 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168531 The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is robbing children of their loved ones – with some succumbing to the deadly disease themselves, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Testing and monitoring underway in suspected Russia plague death https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168533 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168533 The death of a lab worker in Russia’s Siberia region has sparked concerns over a possible plague case, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, adding that it was following the situation closely.   Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Security, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate action https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168526 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168526 Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat?  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168520 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168520 Representatives from governments, civil society and academia meeting in Muscat, Oman on Monday called for urgent action to address a global housing crisis affecting nearly 3.4 billion people.

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]]> Extreme heat making pregnancy a ‘new fault line’ in climate crisis https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168522 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168522 Pregnancy and childbirth have become a “new fault line in the global climate crisis” as extreme heat worsens, the head of the UN climate action body (UNFCCC) warned on Monday, calling for maternal and newborn health to be built into countries’ climate plans.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> ‘He felt heard’: How a film brought a UN report to life in Xochimilco https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168492 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168492 A documentary drawn from United Nations University research was screened at the COP30 climate conference and film festivals across Europe. Its most important journey, though, was the one back to the Mexico City canals where it was filmed. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168469 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168469 The package originated in Entebbe, Uganda, bound for Cairo, containing 10 kilograms of thumb-sized pieces that could have been either bone or elephant ivory. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Global life expectancy bounces back to near pre-pandemic levels, WHO says https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168515 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168515 People around the world are living longer again, with global life expectancy almost fully recovered from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Gaza: WHO appeals for massive aid influx ahead of winter https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168508 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168508 Repeated delays in bringing lifesaving medicines, prosthetics and more from Israel into Gaza risk having devastating consequences on Palestinians who urgently need them in the war-torn enclave, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Ebola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168499 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168499 The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> 2026 UN Water Conference https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/water2026 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:16:26 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=118855 The post appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Who gets to shape AI? UN debate centres on power, trust and inclusion https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168498 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168498 Artificial Intelligence or AI – and the technology behind it – is moving fast. The question being asked across the world is who gets a seat at the table deciding how it's used and who gets to benefit.

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]]> Could a new global panel defuse inequality’s ‘ticking time bomb’? https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168489 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168489 What if the world tackled inequality with the same kind of scientific firepower it has brought to the climate crisis?

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]]> Clean your plate – to reduce food loss and waste https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168485 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168485 Food waste is helping to fuel global warming, one half-eaten sandwich at a time. 

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]]> DRC: Early access to care and oxygen decisive for Ebola patients’ survival – WHO https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168481 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168481 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers fighting the country’s largest-ever Ebola outbreak are struggling to overcome critical challenges to patient care, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> From energy crisis to energy transition: How renewables are reshaping energy security https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168473 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168473 The continuing conflict in the Middle East is disrupting global energy markets and pushing up fuel prices, with knock-on effects far beyond the region. Read Full Story on UN News

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