Carbon dioxide levels surge to new high in 2016, UN weather agency reports
Levels of carbon dioxide (C02) surged at “record-breaking speed” to new highs in 2016, the United Nations weather agency announced on Monday.
Op-ed: Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike
The heads of the UN's agencies for development, climate change and disaster risk say recent hurricanes are a reminder that the impacts of climate change know no borders.
Secretary-General’s message for International Day for Disaster Reduction
"Let’s put more effort into tackling disaster risk to create a safer, more sustainable world for all," he says.
UN chief lauds Dominica’s vision to become first climate-resilient nation after recent devastation
The category-5 storm made landfall on 18 September, thrashing the country with extreme winds and rain. It left people without electricity and water, destroyed homes and health clinics and isolated communities on the mountainous island.
In hurricane-stricken Barbuda, UN chief urges global solidarity, accelerated climate action
“I have just witnessed a level of devastation that I have never seen in my life,” Mr. Guterres told a press conference following a visit to storm-battered Barbuda.
Secretary-General’s remarks at press conference in Dominica
"There must be new financial instruments, bonds of different natures, linked mainly to the buildup of resilience," he said.
Secretary-General’s remarks at press conference in Antigua-and-Barbuda
"We have now hurricanes and storms with a much higher frequency and a much higher intensity," he said.
UN chief urges world to implement Paris Agreement ‘with greater ambition’
Ahead of a trip to the storm-ravaged Caribbean, the UN Secretary-General urged all countries to implement the landmark climate accord.
Secretary-General’s remarks on recent Caribbean hurricanes
"The United Nations will continue to help countries in the Caribbean to strengthen disaster preparedness, working closely with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency," he said.
UN Secretary-General’s remarks at Leaders’ Dialogue on Climate Change
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French initiative to create global environment pact deserves support, says Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today urged global support for France’s initiative [...]
As climate change makes bad weather worse, countries must strengthen resilience, UN officials urge
Noting the ever-increasing impact of extreme weather events, top United [...]
Climate change threatens agricultural trade in Pacific Rim economies, UN agency warns
With global warming expected to significantly impact future yields in [...]
Landmark UN-backed treaty on mercury takes effect
A ground-breaking global convention on mercury today goes into effect, [...]
UN deputy chief highlights importance of public institutions in reaching development goals
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed today urged public institutions to embrace the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, reduce inequality and end tackle climate change.
Eleven global banks partner with UN to make financial markets more climate transparent
Representing over $7 trillion, eleven major financial institutions around the globe have joined forces with the United Nations to promote climate transparency in financial markets, the Organization’s environment wing said today.
Amid rising temperatures, UN agency launches video ‘forecasts’ on impact of climate change
In a year already marked by heatwaves and new daily temperature records, the United Nations weather agency and television weather anchors have joined forces to create video forecasts that explore how climate change would make future summers even hotter in major cities of the world.
Record high temperatures grip much of the globe, more hot weather to come – UN agency
Extremely high May and June temperatures have broken records in parts of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the United States, the United Nations weather agency reported today, warning of more heatwaves to come.
Catastrophe of Aral Sea shows ‘men can destroy the planet,’ warns UN chief Guterres
Continuing his visit to Central Asia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today visited the Aral Sea – once the world's fourth largest inland sea, that has now shrunk to about a quarter of its original size due to human mismanagement – where he urged the world to take lesson from the catastrophe and to ensure that such tragedies are not repeated.