UN – United Nations

All week long we will be highlighting what climate change means for our communities and our world. Today we kick off the series with what climate change means for the health of children. Recent United Nations reports from leading science experts have made clear that climate change is real, it’s caused by humans, and it’s already impacting us. Next week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is bringing together leaders from governments, businesses, and non-governmental groups for […]

Today is a big day for UN Peacekeeping and the people of the Central African Republic (CAR). After months of planning, training, and securing funding, the UN Peacekeeping mission in CAR has officially begun its mandate to protect civilians and support the political transition for long-term stability in the country. Starting today, the first wave of UN Peacekeepers will deploy to address the dire situation in CAR, where violent clashes between Christian and Muslim militias

This week we are highlighting what climate change means for our communities and our world. Today we feature what climate change means for food production. Recent United Nations reports from leading science experts have made clear that climate change is real, it’s caused by humans, and it’s already having negative consequences. Next week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is bringing together leaders from governments, businesses, and non-governmental groups for a Climate Summit to spur action

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa – the worst in the history of the disease – has claimed more than 2,400 lives and continues to spread. Countries hit by this disease need more resources: more health care workers, more beds, more protective equipment, and more ambulances. The United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN agencies have mobilized to provide assistance to those in need, and WHO has developed a roadmap that aims to

Natural resources represent humanity’s bottom line; they are the multi-generational budget of current, past, and future peoples and are intrinsically linked to climate. That is why I care about climate change, and why youth globally stand committed to addressing this borderless problem. In economic terms, climate change threatens to cripple national economies worldwide. In the United States alone, agriculture accounts for $200 billion per annum. The global climate crisis, however, could undermine this surplus and

World leaders will gather in New York next week for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, where they will discuss the top issues on the global agenda. While a number of important topics will be covered, here are six to follow. 1.     Climate change: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is bringing together leaders from government, business, and civil society for a Climate Summit on September 23. This summit is a chance to spur concrete

This week we are highlighting what climate change means for our communities and our world. Today we feature what climate change means for ecosystems. Recent United Nations reports from leading science experts have made clear that climate change is real, it’s caused by humans, and it’s already having negative consequences. Next week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is bringing together leaders from governments, businesses, and non-governmental groups for a Climate Summit to spur action to

Yesterday, UNICEF – the United Nations’ agency focused on the wellbeing of children – released a report on child mortality and children’s health. The good news: We’re making progress in reducing children’s deaths. In 1990, an estimated 12.7 million children under the age of 5 died. Last year that number dropped to 6.3 million. The bad news: More than 6 million children are still dying each year from mostly preventable causes. With less than 500

This week we are highlighting what climate change means for our communities and our world. Today we feature what climate change means for public health. Recent United Nations reports from leading science experts have made clear that climate change is real, it’s caused by humans, and it’s already having negative consequences. Next week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is bringing together leaders from governments, businesses, and non-governmental groups for a Climate Summit to spur action