Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report warns
The future of childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ as three major global forces reshape children’s lives, according to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s flagship report released on World Children’s Day. Read Full Story on UN News
‘Breaking point’ reached on climate, while ‘outdated’ global system needs urgent reform: Guterres
In a powerful appeal to the world’s largest economies during the G20 Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for urgent climate action and reform of international institutions, warning that current systems are failing [...]
New UN initiative aims to counter climate disinformation
As the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for reliable and accurate information on the impact of the environmental crisis is more crucial than ever. Read Full Story on UN [...]
COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’
The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio sent a clear signal to negotiating teams at stalled UN climate talks in Baku on the need to rapidly and substantially ‘scale up climate finance from billions to trillions from all sources.’
‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week
As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators on Monday to “cut the theatrics,” get down to business and hammer out a new finance deal to compensate [...]
Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, Guterres urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges
The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to bring about peace, climate action, fairer international financial institutions and equitable access to emerging technologies, the UN Secretary-General said on Sunday [...]