We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency
Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have [...]
Floods, landslides wreak havoc across South Asia
Over 18 million people in Bangladesh have been affected by [...]
In Timor-Leste, Guterres celebrates past unity and looks to the future
UN Secretary-General António Guterres received a warm welcome in the [...]
From Tonga, Guterres appeals for ‘a surge in funds to deal with surging seas’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a “global SOS” from Tonga [...]
What is sea level rise and why does it matter to our future?
The level of the sea globally is rising faster and [...]
‘The world needs your leadership’, Guterres tells Pacific Islands Forum
The island nations of the Pacific are “showing the way” [...]
Driving Progress: Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries
Leaders from landlocked developing countries, (LLDCs) will gather in Gaborone, [...]
Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All
Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global [...]
UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical [...]
Attack on a city in Sudan kills at least five and injures more: UNICEF
Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese [...]
Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns
One in five children – or 466 million – live in [...]
Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
As countries celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on [...]
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts
A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) [...]
Another month, another heat record broken: UN weather agency
Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest [...]
Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows
A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year [...]
The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN chief
The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to [...]
Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF
Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing [...]
Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change
The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and [...]
World News in Brief: Bangladesh student protests, South Sudan attacks continue, opportunity knocks for climate action in Africa
As violent protests continued at university campuses in Bangladesh on [...]
The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts
Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis [...]