A new FAO publication is aimed at improving conservation of food crops, many of which are crucial to the world’s food and nutrition security. The publication, Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, outlines voluntary, international standards for the many repositories – or genebanks – around the world that store seeds and other materials used to reproduce plants, as well as living plants in the field. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2014
IPCC Report: Climate Change 2013
Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis is the Working Group I’s contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) and considers new evidence of climate change based on many independent scientific analyses from observations of the climate system, paleoclimate archives, theoretical studies of climate processes and simulations using climate models. Continue reading
UNICEF Report: The State of the World’s Children 2014
UNEP Invites Nominations for 2014 Champions of the Earth Award
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is inviting nominations for the 2014 Champions of the Earth Award, which honours visionaries whose actions and leadership have had a positive impact on the environment.
UNESCO Report: Teaching and learning- Achieving quality for all
The 2013/4 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, Teaching and learning: Achieving quality for all shows why education is pivotal for development in a rapidly changing world. It explains how investing wisely in teachers, and other reforms aimed at strengthening equitable learning, transform the long-term prospects of people and societies.
UNDP Report: Humanity Divided- Confronting Inequality in Developing Countries
This report revisits the theoretical concepts of inequalities including their measurements, analyzes their global trends, presents the policy makers’ perception of inequalities in 15 countries and identifies various policy options in combating this major development challenge of our time. Continue reading
Fiji explores the ESCAP Social Protection Toolbox
More than 60 high-level government representatives, including the Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation, Government of Fiji and three Permanent Secretaries, as well as key stakeholders from civil society and academia gathered yesterday in Suva, Fiji to discuss the Social Protection Toolbox, a cutting-edge platform designed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to build consensus toward broader and more robust social protection coverage. Continue reading
UNDP Report: Lessons from Governance of HIV Responses in the Asia-Pacific
Many of the policies and approaches used to reduce new HIV infections in Asia and the Pacific could be effective in stemming the growing threat of diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other emerging development issues, says a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) report. Continue reading
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women is accepting applications for its 18th grant cycle (2013) from civil society organizations and networks — including non-governmental, women’s and community-based organizations and coalitions and operational research institutions — government authorities at the national and local levels, and UN Country Teams in partnership with governments and civil society organizations. Continue reading
Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life
Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care – that is medical care to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness – is currently receiving it. This unmet need is mapped for the first time in the “Global atlas of palliative care at the end of life”, published jointly by the WHO and the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA). Continue reading