Although it is not always considered a hot topic, water scarcity is a very real problem. The UN and the World Bank ... According to one BBC article, global water use grew at more than twice ...

The other two address climate change (UNFCCC) and biodiversity (UN CBD ... of sand and dust storms on global agriculture, industry, transportation , water and air quality, and human health.

Gaza residents are continuing to contend with water and food shortages amid a “humanitarian tragedy of colossal proportions,” the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday, November 7. The ...

Israel agreed on Friday to let fuel trucks into Gaza and promised "no limitation" on aid requested by the United Nations ... has been a major focus of global concern this week.

An international group of scientists has cautioned against reliance on mechanical ... for such judgments to be incorporated in the United Nations Treaty on Plastic Pollution.

The UN FAO says this figure is likely to be underestimated due to a lack of high-quality data on a global scale. Costs include rectifying and dealing with water pollution and habitat loss due to ...

Israel announced Friday that it will allow for the first time “very minimal” daily shipments of fuel into Gaza for use by the ...

Those still functioning are under massive strain and can only provide very limited emergency services, the UN agency said ... saying that Hamas’s use of hospitals and other civilian facilities ...

Confusion results when an eye care provider warns against exposure of ... industry to include explicit warnings against use of tap or distilled water sources for cleaning contact lenses or their ...

It is a crisis of humanity,” UN Secretary ... of water every 12 hours.” The Gaza crisis and mounting horror from international observers has put pressure on Western leaders to use their ...