Somalia ranks poorly in key dimensions of human development, and urgently needs developmental leadership to reverse the ...

UNEP and small island states are working together to restore nature and boost climate resilience for a safer, sustainable ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has completed the draft of Nigeria’s National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy and Action Plan for 2025-2030 following a two-day technical ...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Chair United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Support Group for 2025–2026 ...

Support Group unanimously endorsed the appointment of Ambassador Jamal Jama Al Musharakh, UAE’s Permanent Representative to ...

Researchers have developed a new hybrid earthquake early warning system called HEWFERS, which leverages advanced machine ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, right, inspects a surveillance and control radar which Japan exported in the Philippines on Feb. 23. The Yomiuri Shimbun 15:35 JST, June 21, ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lankan government has decided to join hands with other countries in the South Asian region to formulate a special policy framework aimed at minimizing food waste and ...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022. Founded in 1972 following the landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment, UNEP was conceived to monitor ...

Nice, France, 13 June 2025 – The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concluded today with more than 170 countries adopting an intergovernmentally agreed declaration committing to urgent action ...

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in Gaza and aid access, after the United States vetoed a ...