Jarno Habicht has worked with WHO for the last 19 years and served as WHO Representative in Ukraine since 2018.

While humanitarian assistance has been successful in averting a catastrophe, Haiti is experiencing a persistent rise in hunger levels, with many citizens suffering acutely, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

We at UNEP speak of the triple planetary crisis facing humanity – of climate change, of nature and biodiversity loss, and of pollution and waste.

The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate change, and driven home in last November’s COP26, gathering in Glasgow, is now on “life support” and “in intensive care,” the UN chief told the Economist Sustainability Summit on Monday.

Cape Town, South Africa, is highly reliant on groundwater for its rapidly growing population.

New documentary with UNEP Mountain Advocate Malcolm Wood shows the drastic loss of ice worldwide

Healthy forests are “essential” for people and the planet, the UN chief said in his message marking the International Day of Forests.

The first injection to offer long-lasting protection against HIV is being rolled out in South Africa and Brazil, as an alternative to daily medication, according to the UN agency UNITAID. Hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNITAID announced the groundbreaking development on Friday, which it is hoped will boost HIV prevention worldwide. Developed by […]

The solutions to restore the health of the ocean – which provides us with oxygen, food and livelihoods – are out there, and in 100 days they will be in the spotlight in Lisbon, Portugal, at the second UN Oceans Conference. Billions of humans, animals and plants rely on a healthy ocean, but rising carbon […]

The vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be different today than they were 50 years ago – when the UN created the category – but left unaddressed, the results are the same, the UN chief told a dedicated meeting on Thursday. “Inequality. Hunger. Poverty. Weak infrastructure. Competition for dwindling resources. Insecurity and conflict,” Secretary-General […]