United Nations News reported on 19 May that the UN is facing a worsening cash crisis that threatens its ability to carry out vital work. Because of member states’ current underpayments of contributions – $2.4 billion in unpaid regular budget … Continue reading →
Water insecurity is increasingly a cause of social and political instability threatening peace and security at all levels. The Geneva Water Hub aims at better understanding and preventing water-related tensions between competing uses, between public and private actors, and between … Continue reading →
Almost 200 countries are due this year to adopt a global framework that will, by 2050, safeguard nature from the destruction caused by human activity. However agreement on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) currently being negotiated in Geneva … Continue reading →