Although nearly 92 per cent of the global population now has basic access to electricity, more than 666 million people still ...

With biogas as a powerful catalyst, and with a concerted effort from government, innovators, investors, and communities, ...

For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia’s Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything. Water hyacinth, a fast-spreading aquatic weed, began choking the lake that ...

Energy Access Has Improved, Yet International Financial Support Still Needed to Boost Progress and Address Disparities. New report urges scaled-up tailored fi ...

Eighteen of the 20 countries with the largest electricity access deficits in 2023 were in sub-Saharan Africa. The greatest growth in access between 2020 and 2023 occurred in Central and Southern Asia, ...

A young woman whose sore throat became a life-threatening growth in her neck, leaving her struggling to breathe, has had it removed for free by surgeon volunteers from international charity Mercy ...

Women in a rural village in Guinea prepare leaves together to sell internationally as a medicinal or dietary supplement. Credit: UN Women / Flickr. This event was hosted as an official side event for ...

Climate and gender activist Ndivile Mokoena is strengthening her community’s response to climate change, using terms they can relate to.