Five things you should know about disposable masks and plastic pollution
The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the [...]
Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast, say humanitarians
Thousands of refugees and migrants in eastern and western Africa, [...]
Climate emergency ‘a danger to peace’, UN Security Council hears
The climate emergency generated by global warming, is exacerbating existing [...]
Young innovators vying for top UN environmental prize
Thirty-five young people with innovative ideas for tackling challenges such [...]
Dump fuel-hungry AC units to cut years of emissions and save trillions: UN report
A wholesale switch to efficient, “climate-friendly” appliances could make a [...]
FROM THE FIELD: Frontline resilience in Somalia
One hundred thousand households in Somaliland in northwest Somalia have [...]
World off track in meeting 2030 Agenda, UN deputy chief warns, calls for solidarity in COVID-19 recovery
The world was off track in achieving the Sustainable Development [...]
Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears
The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean [...]
Rising global temperature shows ‘enormous challenge’ of meeting climate goal
Annual global temperature is likely to be at least 1°C [...]
Youth activist speaks up for environmental protection at Human Rights Council
At the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, a teenager [...]
First Person: looking to the skies to understand the climate crisis
Could studying the cosmos help us to fight the climate [...]
Negative impacts of electric car battery production must be urgently addressed: UN trade agency
Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric [...]
What will power the post-pandemic global economic recovery?
As governments try to kick-start their economies, the UN is [...]
Extraordinary ‘megaflash’ lightening strikes cover several hundred kilometres, smashing records
New records for extreme lightning bursts, or ‘megaflashes’, during 2019, [...]
First Person: Innovation brewing at Hawaii coffee farm
Innovation and experimentation are helping a coffee farm in the [...]
FROM THE FIELD: Adapting to Lesotho’s changing climate
Living in the African mountain kingdom of Lesotho comes with [...]
‘New contract’ needed with nature to keep drought and deserts at bay
The UN Secretary-General has called for “a new contract for [...]
Throughout COVID-19 recovery, ‘plummeting’ clean energy costs can help climate action
As COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new UN [...]
FROM THE FIELD: Pacific islanders confront twin threats of climate change and coronavirus
People living on an isolated island community in the Pacific [...]
Solidarity is the world’s ‘best line of defence’: UN General Assembly president
Back in September, the world committed to a landmark political [...]