Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use
The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, [...]
Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost for nature
Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise [...]
Somalia faces escalating crisis amid drought, conflict and price hikes
The humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict [...]
Farmers must be at the heart of biodiversity action
“Without the farmers, it is only political policy without implementation” [...]
Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action
In an address on Wednesday to Caribbean leaders meeting in [...]
UN environment agency calls for urgent action on ‘triple planetary crisis’
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent [...]
Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day
Quality radio remains ever universal, popular and more reliable in [...]
Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns
More than 100 children under the age of five die [...]
It’s official: January was the warmest on record
The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, [...]
Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO
Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some [...]
World News in Brief: Children killed in Darfur hospital attack, date set for US climate pact withdrawal, WHO leads call to fight neglected diseases
At least one girl and three boys were killed, and [...]
At Davos, Guterres slams backsliding on climate commitments
The world’s political and business elite present in Davos on [...]
Climate emergency: 2025 declared international year of glaciers
As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate [...]
Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency
UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on [...]
UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sorrow over the fast-moving [...]
2024 to become the hottest year on record
The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on [...]
The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025
The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global [...]
UN World Court concludes landmark hearings on States’ responsibility for climate change
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held historic hearings from [...]
Around 90,000 children impacted by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique
Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing [...]
World News in Brief: Death toll rises in Darfur, Cyclone Chido latest, São Tomé and Príncipe takes development step
UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Monday at the rising numbers [...]