Human Welfare

Evaluating the gains, losses of 8 billion world population

As the globe marks the 2022 World Population Day (WPD) with the theme: “A World of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all...

World population to hit 8 billion on Nov. 15 – UN

The UN has announced that the world’s population is projected to reach eight billion on Nov. 15. The information is in a statement released on...

World population growth slowing, expected to reach 8bn by year’s end – UN

The global population is continuing to increase but growth is becoming slower, according to a new UN report to mark World Population Day on Monday,...

People are solution, not problem to population issues – UNFPA

According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), people are the solution and not the problem to population issues. Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA,...

Uganda urges UN refugee agency to support environmental protection drive

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged the United Nations to support the country’s environmental protection efforts by providing refugees with alternative means of energy...

UN forum urges revitalisation of role of older persons in society 

Government officials, civil society representatives and international organisations on Friday, July 1, 2022, called for renewed momentum and swift action to advance the Madrid...

Rights defenders in Nigeria, across West Africa still subject to harassment, arrests

Research by the Green Advocates International and the Mano River Union Civil Society Natural Rights and the Governance Platform has listed Nigeria among countries...

Earth dam: ACReSAL makes case for Kwara community

The Agro-Climatic Resilence Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) team has called for re-channelisation and construction of an earth dam for irrigation purposes at Ijara-Isin, Isin Local...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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