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 [...]
Charting a path for global action on land and drought
The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up [...]
Lime-flavoured memories drive innovation on Saudi farm
Farmers in Saudi Arabia are being encouraged to adopt new [...]
Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth
Brazil’s first-ever Minister of Indigenous Peoples and an initiative promoting [...]
Holding the front line against desertification
Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 [...]
‘No life without land’, says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting
There can be “no life without healthy land as we [...]
The ‘slow onset, silent killer’: Droughts explained
Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a [...]
Global response to drought takes center stage at UN land conference in Riyadh
Negotiations on a global drought regime are set to dominate the 16thConference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) as 197 Parties gather to address one of the world’s deadliest and costliest disasters. The conference opened on Monday, 2 December with major political and financial commitments to strengthen drought resilience worldwide.
Landmark climate change hearings represent largest ever case before UN world court
A record number of oral statements are expected to be [...]