Soil pollution ‘jeopardizing’ life on Earth, UN agency warns on World DaySoil is a “treasure beneath our feet,” essential to human lives and well-being, a senior United Nations official has highlighted, warning, however, that this invaluable resource is under constant threat from the little-understood phenomenon of soil pollution.
CLIMATE CHANGE FOCUS: Tunisia coastline in need of climate cash boostEfforts to mobilize the cash needed to ensure that climate change does not lead to the irreversible damage of Tunisia’s coastline are being undertaken by the North African country’s government, with the support of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Yemen war: UN-backed talks to silence the guns due to begin in StockholmHopes are high that the warring parties in Yemen will begin long-delayed consultations on Thursday over ending the conflict that has ravaged the Middle East nation for over three years, leaving millions of civilians dependent on international assistance.
