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Why talks on a new chemicals framework are crucial for people and planetANP via AFP/Jeffrey Groenweg In many ways, chemicals have become the unsung heroes of progress. They have made farming more productive, medicines more effective and sanitation more widespread, improving countless lives. Yet, amid this transformative power...
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‘It’s crunch time’ to reach the SDGs, Mohammed tells Global Citizen Festival UN News/Nathan Beriro: The Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the audience at the Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park. Despite pouring rain, around 60,000 advocates, artists, influencers and concerned citizens were in New Yo...
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Adaptation Committee launches regional work to prepare ground for new era of strengthening climate resilienceCredit: Pixabay -->-->UN Climate Change News, 22 September 2023 - The UNFCCC’s Adaptation Committee has kicked off a series of region-specific events aimed at taking forward longer-term work to protect populations from the inevitable impacts of climat...
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Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’ ...
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‘World's breadbaskets’ are sinking, General Assembly chief warns Climate Visuals Countdown/Debsuddha Banerjee: Coastal protection measures are being undertaken in India due to rising sea levels. Although small island States are the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, the scope of those impacted is much wider, the Pre...
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Republic of Korea to host World Environment Day 2025 with a focus on ending plastic pollutionPixabay New York, 21 September 2023 – The Republic of Korea will host World Environment Day 2025 with a focus on ending plastic pollution globally, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Republic of Korea announced today. World Environment Day, mar...
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‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell’ warns Guterres as climate coalition demands action...