Second World Summit for Social Development4 - 6 November 2025 | Doha, QatarThe United Nations General Assembly, through its resolutions 78/261 and 78/318, decided to convene the “World Social Summit” in 2025, under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development.” Convening at the level of Heads of State or Government, the summit aims to address the gaps and recommit to the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Progra| social.desa.un.org
WHO is a leading advocate for policies and programmes to reduce ambient and household air pollution to protect public health at the global, national and local levels. WHO’s ongoing global leadership activities on air pollution and health focus on synthesizing the evidence-base for policy-making and tracking progress on the health impacts of air pollution.| www.who.int
The world is “woefully off track” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, top United Nations officials said on Monday, as ministers and policy makers gathered in New York to examine how countries can get back on track and make the transformative development agenda a reality.| UN News
UC Davis faculty have proposed a new general education requirement mandating climate crisis education for all undergraduates, aiming to equip students across all disciplines with the knowledge and skills needed to address climate change and promote sustainability.| Global Learning Hub
The call for applications is open until May 16, 2025!| SDGs@UofT
Il recente rapporto dell’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità sui determinanti sociali dell’equità sanitaria (OMS, 2025) presenta un’analisi dei fattori sociali, economici, ambientali e politici che guidano i […]| Égalité
Dr Lutz Möller, Deputy Secretary-General of the German Commission for UNESCO Equity in scientific cooperation: a utopian dream? Making international scientific cooperation with Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMICs) equitable is a requirement of many government and institutional science strategies of High-income Countries (HICs). However, too often, this “demand” is not taken very seriously. Very few […]| UKCDR
Learn about DEI, environmental justice, and the motivating ethic of our mission in this interview with Aleida Fuentes-Boles!| Island Conservation
Commentary by Dan Fournier, published June, 3, 7:35 EDT on fournier.substack.com| fournier.substack.com
By Ann Tomoko Rosen Diane Grossi sounds like she’s been crying when she answers the phone. “This is my radiation voice,” she explains. “I used to have a beautiful voice, but now that’s gone, too.” The weep in her voice is one of a long list of symptoms – including anxiety, hair loss, nose bleeds, […]| Children's Health Defense New Jersey Chapter
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making inroads worldwide in health, education and industry, but how can this cutting-edge technology help the world combat and mitigate the effects of climate change?| UN News