Net zero targets on rise to achieve U.N. goals, but won't get the job done
Some 1,475 out of 4,000+ governments and businesses had net zero emissions targets, but "integrity" measures are lacking.
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Some 1,475 out of 4,000+ governments and businesses had net zero emissions targets, but "integrity" measures are lacking.
As interest rates soar and the economy slows, the World Bank sees an 'enduring setback' for many developing economies.
High debt, inflation and interest rates are blamed for "a significant divergence" in labor markets around the world.
The 76th World Health Assembly ended after moving to strengthen its budget and broaden access to health care.
About 69% of all the plastics produced, mainly through fossil fuel burning, are used just once or twice before they are thrown away. About 22% is mismanaged. Just 9% is recycled.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council session called on all countries and armed groups to fulfill their obligations for protecting civilians under international humanitarian law.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus many of the world's glaring inequalities between rich and poorer nations.
A study finds sanctions contribute to a rise in mortality, poverty and inequality, and a decline in income and rights.
The annual average near-surface global temperature between 2023 and 2027 will likely be more than 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels for at least one year.
The estimated annual social and environmental costs of plastic pollution range from $300 billion to $1.5 trillion.
More than 4.5 million pregnant women and babies die each year during pregnancy, childbirth or the first few weeks of life.
Though the emergency phase is over, the World Health Organization's pandemic designation still holds.
WMO says the warming effect on global temperatures usually plays out in the year after an El Niño event develops.
There's a growing industry and more tools for producing and distributing disinformation. Meanwhile, authorities are getting more aggressive and hostile toward journalists.
Public perception of the importance of vaccines for children fell during the pandemic in 52 of 55 countries studied.
Hundreds of accounts of world leaders and their institutions, plus 40 organizations and their leaders, were to be demoted.