Environment
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Somalia
Somalia has reached a tipping point. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people are at immediate risk, according to the latest food security and nutrition analysis. Famine is unfolding in two areas in the Bay region (Baidoa and Burhakaba districts) in South-Central Somalia, and will likely last until March 2023 if humanitarian aid is not significantly and immediately scaled up.
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Tackling marine pollution: Individual action, key to ocean restoration
One of the biggest threats to our oceans is man-made pollution.
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World Bank Approves US$20 Million Regional Grant for ASEAN to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia
The World Bank will support ASEAN Member States to reduce marine plastic pollution with a US$20 million grant for the Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP), approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors, on June 22.
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UNICEF provides emergency relief as 1.6 million children stranded by floods in Bangladesh
Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh are in urgent need of help. UNICEF is on the ground to protect children and to deliver emergency water and health supplies.
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Madagascar: $220 Million to Improve Basic Water and Sanitation Services and Supply
The Government of Madagascar and the World Bank signed the recently approved $220 million National Water Project. The project seeks to increase access to water services in the Greater Antananarivo area and selected secondary towns, and to improve the performance of the water and energy utility (JIRAMA).
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Indonesian migrant fishers declare victory in new regulation that ensures their protection and rights
Indonesian migrant fishers have welcomed a recently ratified regulation that ensures their rights, protection, and employment on-board foreign fishing vessels – a significant milestone towards curbing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and abuse within the industrial fishing industry.
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World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF
A girl walks home from school after the Nile river flooded on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan.
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‘We Have to Make Peace with Nature’: UN Deputy Chief meets inspiring young climate leaders in Indonesia
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Jane Mohammed meets with Indonesian youth leaders on climate in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 22, 2022.
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Biodiversity Day: UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’
Biological diversity across the world is under threat due to climate change.
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World Migratory Bird Day illuminates the dark side of light pollution
The skyline of Hong Kong harbour, seen at night.
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