Global Fund has $15.7 billion finish but misses its fundraising goal
The board approved spending $13.7 billion in more than 120 countries over the next three years to fight HIV, TB and malaria.
Climate & Health
Our coverage of the growing convergence of climate and global health issues, including the latest news on the science, politics and economics that are behind it. "The climate crisis is a health crisis," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, pointing to links between weather events, disease outbreaks, and noncommunicable diseases.
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Sustainable food cold chain key to fighting waste and climate change
Millions of vaccine doses a year and nearly a third of all food produced is lost or wasted, according to new estimates.
World's two biggest carbon polluters, U.S. and China, agree to resume climate negotiations
Biden and Xi signaled a deal was struck after a three-hour meeting in Bali, Indonesia on the sidelines of a Group of 20 major economies summit. Beijing had suspended climate talks with Washington in August to protest a visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California.
IAEA and IEA position nuclear power for 'comeback' role in the fight against climate change
The U.N. climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt gives industry and agency leaders an opportunity to champion nuclear power's possibilities.
High stakes for COP27 summit as climate becomes a health crisis too
Drought, floods, disease outbreaks and a global food crisis add pressure for real action at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt.
Gore launches new global fossil fuel emissions inventory of 70,000+ sites
Climate TRACE's inventory, based on a dataset of public emissions sources, found the top 500 individual sources of emissions worldwide represented less than 1% of total facilities but accounted for 14% of all emissions in 2021.
Early warning for extreme weather planned as Europe temps accelerate
The U.N. proposed a system for reaching everyone on Earth with early warnings against extreme and dangerous weather.
Guterres to humanity: In the race to fight climate change, it's 'cooperate or perish'
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has a message for humanity: Join a "climate solidarity pact" or a "suicide pact" – before it's too late.
WMO records biggest increase in methane concentrations
The World Meteorological Organization said the jump in methane concentrations from 2020 to 2021 was the largest since systematic measurements began.
Health officials warn of COVID-flu collision as temps drop in North
Concerns are rising about the risk of a "twindemic" of COVID-19 and influenza as their seasons collide this winter.
'Backsliding' in women's and kids' health care
Health care for women and children suffered major setbacks from multiple crises in recent years, requiring serious investment in public health resources.
Wildlife populations plunge 69% since 1970
WWF: Global populations of wildlife species fell on average more than two-thirds between 1970 and 2018 from a "broken relationship with nature."
Researchers seek greater Indigenous peoples' voice in climate policy
Indigenous communities have long coped with climate uncertainties. Researchers suggest tapping that knowledge.
Nations set aviation net zero climate goal for 2050
Countries set an "aspirational goal" of net zero CO2 aviation emissions by 2050 in response to pressure on the industry to do more to fight climate change.
Hunger from climate, conflicts and rising prices hits developing world
With 50 million 'a step away from starvation,' humanitarian groups calculate a person dies of hunger every four seconds.
Global Fund raises record amount but falls short of $18B goal
Reeling from pandemic setbacks, the world's largest disease-fighting fund sought money to work in more than 100 nations.