Recycling rates falling behind the pace of e-waste generated globally
Just 22.3% of all the e-waste - any product that has a plug or battery - was properly collected and recycled in 2022.
Just 22.3% of all the e-waste - any product that has a plug or battery - was properly collected and recycled in 2022.
Ambient fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 is considered the world’s leading environmental health risk factor.
By far the largest share of the US$236 billion a year in illegal profits comes from forced commercial sexual exploitation.
WMO reports 2023 smashed climate records at previously unimaginable levels, bringing 'misery and mayhem.'
WHO's chief warned that 'a torrent of mis- and disinformation' affects pandemic treaty negotiations restarting this week.
Several top donors including Australia, Sweden, Canada, and the E.U. resumed funding contingent on agency reforms.
A top U.N. official cites strong concerns about mental privacy, which is 'a line that we should not cross at all' as AI develops.
Europe dominates the top rankings as development in half of the world’s poorest nations falls below pre-pandemic levels.
Escalating violence prompts U.N. condemnation as lawless gangs terrorize and displace thousands and impede aid.
The U.N. Security Council demanded an immediate end to fighting in Sudan during Ramadan, which begins Sunday.
Sweden does not share a border with Russia, but its coastlines stretch 3,218 kilometers to its east along the Baltic Sea.
IPU's chief Martin Chungong says its statistics show that 'women bear the brunt of the hate in the political space.'
The Open Quantum Institute began a three-year pilot phase hosted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
From fishing subsidies to agricultural reforms, the World Trade Organization failed to reach common ground.
Armed conflicts and planetary crises were top concerns of the U.N. Environment Assembly, which adopted 15 resolutions.
Humanitarian groups demanded a probe into an 'apparent mass killing' at an aid drop where Israel blamed a stampede.