Publications

Experts call for more and longer-term funding to tackle systemic causes of hunger and break the cycle of emergency food aid.

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This report highlights the important role of Africa’s huge natural capital and underscores the urgency to step up fast-track climate action and green transitions to drive the continent’s inclusive and sustainable…

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A new report highlights the contribution of forests and trees to the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its goals, particularly SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.

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Over a quarter of a billion people were facing acute food insecurity in 2022. This number has increased for the fourth year in a row, according to a new report.

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Governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at influencing fertility rates. But besides the fact that these efforts are very often ineffective, they can erode women’s rights, the flagship report of the United…

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Tackling gender inequalities in agrifood systems and empowering women reduces hunger, boosts the economy, and builds resilience to shocks like climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.

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This report provides a broad set of evidence-based recommendations for better predicting and preparing for crises, addressing crises when they occur, and building equity and the resilience of food systems.

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For the first time, the Global Status Report (GSR) is being released as a collection of modules, with the first ones, focusing on Renewable Energy Demand, having appeared in March.

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A new UNEP report on freshwater ecosystems calls for an all-sector approach, which would also allow a more holistic realisation of the 2030 Agenda. Integrated policies such as integrated water resources management should…

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This paper describes the adverse impacts of microplastics and micropollutants on human and animal life, as well as recent policy developments to address these problems.

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