Pour préserver les terres productives, les pays participant à Conférence sur la lutte contre la désertification (COP14), qui s’est achevée vendredi à New Delhi, en Inde, ont convenu de faire de la...
SUMMARY This briefing note explores the linkages between land degradation, poverty and inequality, making the case that investing in Land Degradation Neutrality (Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)...
We, the Ministers and Representatives gathered for the high-level segment at the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification...
By Christophe Illemassene Nassau, the Bahamas: By calling the impact of Hurricane Dorian, “a generational disaster,” the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Hubert Minnis, grasped the magnitude and...
Saturday, September 14, 2019 — Amsterdam - Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is relieved that the 82 survivors rescued by the Ocean Viking, a search and rescue vessel jointly...
Preparing for emergency situations can be overwhelming — but it’s also an important way to protect yourself and your family. When you know about the risks and hazards in your area, you can plan for...
The SADC Electoral Advisory Council (SEAC) and the SADC Mediation Reference Group (MRG) held a Mediation and Conflict Prevention workshop in Lusaka, Zambia from 1 - 4 September 2019. The theme of the...
Depuis plus de dix ans, le taux de scolarisation des enfants dans le monde n’a guère progressé, selon l’Institut de statistique de l’UNESCO (ISU) dont les dernières estimations publiées aujourd’hui...
Nassau, Bahamas Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I am here express the solidarity of United Nations and the international community with the Government and the people of the Bahamas, after the...
Back in June, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was elected by acclamation to preside over the 74th session of the General Assembly, which kicks off in...