Public money could be used more smartly to catalyse private-sector investment in poorer nations
Transition away from fossil fuels will incorporate ‘some years’ using oil, Corrêa do Lago says
Using official statistics to train AI could ensure that quality information shapes public life
Devastating aid cuts have added urgency to UN development finance meeting in Seville
Brazilian presidency is under pressure to address issue even as oil-producing countries resist limiting fossil fuels
Unicef says children are dying ‘without a doubt’ across strip because of Israeli aid blockade
Achim Steiner says risks are mounting of countries ‘imploding’ and ‘economies no longer functioning’
UN Ocean conference in Nice is an opportunity to galvanise multilateral commitments for marine protection
Trump interventions risk overshadowing event, which aims to reach global consensus on marine protection
Killings follow series of deadly incidents since contentious US- and Israeli-backed distribution system began operations
Outgoing UNDP head says funding reductions by US, UK and others will harm systems that took decades to build
IDF denies firing on civilians after more than 30 deaths among people headed to controversial humanitarian hubs
Many businesses are discovering that ecosystems are not just worth safeguarding, they are worth investing in
Latest warning on starving population comes as Hamas considers ceasefire proposal
Bacteria ‘like monsters’ on overcrowded wards as doctors run out of basic supplies including antibiotics
Private military company agrees deal with little-known firm to provide Palestinians to staff controversial centres
Locking up dissidents isn’t just a violation of human rights. It can also be an economic liability
GHF poised to displace UN and other agencies as sole conduit for assistance
US and Israel-backed plan to hand control to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has provoked fierce criticism
International criticism of the military campaign in the Palestinian enclave increases
Philippe Lazzarini says ‘primary intent’ of US-backed proposal is to push population south and even out of strip
Crime in the war-ravaged Balkans of the 1990s, a plot against the UN, geopolitics in Greenland and a Danish police procedural
Washington has discussed a mission led by the Organization of American States to stabilise Caribbean country
Washington-backed initiative would funnel aid into enclave with assistance of US private military contractors
Record heat for almost two years leads to concerns about ‘inevitable’ breach of lower Paris accord target
