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Dire state of ocean’s health met with tide of pledges at UN Ocean Conference, as Lisbon Declaration launches new chapter for ocean action
Dire state of ocean’s health met with tide of pledges at UN Ocean Conference, as Lisbon Declaration launches new chapter for ocean action Lisbon, Portugal, 1 July – The five-day UN Ocean Conference ended [...]
UN Ocean Conference opens with call for urgent action to tackle ocean emergency
UN Ocean Conference opens with call for urgent action to tackle ocean emergency Spotlight on innovative and science-driven solutions for reversing ocean’s decline Lisbon, Portugal, 27 June – With climate change, biodiversity loss and [...]
Media Advisory: What to expect at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference
MEDIA ADVISORY What to expect at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference Press briefing 16 June 2022 (12:30 pm EDT) (Live on http://webtv.un.org/) Humanity has been waging a war against nature and the world’s ocean [...]
War in Ukraine threatens to unleash “unprecedented wave” of global hunger and destitution, warns UN Chief
War in Ukraine threatens to unleash “unprecedented wave” of global hunger and destitution, warns UN Chief UN Global Crisis Response Group urges stability in global food and energy markets to break the vicious cycle of [...]
‘We can do better, we must’ declares departing UN climate change chief, as COP27 looms over horizon
The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to lay the groundwork for a successful COP27, due to take place in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh, [...]
Report: COVID-19 Slows Progress Towards Universal Energy Access
Report: COVID-19 Slows Progress Towards Universal Energy Access The energy crisis arising from the war in Ukraine may lead to further setbacks Washington, June 1, 2022 - The COVID-19 pandemic has been a key factor [...]
Fragile economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic upended by war in Ukraine
Fragile economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic upended by war in Ukraine Amid rising inflationary pressures, UN revises global growth estimates downwards for 2022 New York, 18 May– The war in Ukraine has upended the [...]
Upcoming UN Conference places Ocean Action at front and centre of global efforts to achieve a sustainable future
Media Advisory Upcoming UN Conference places Ocean Action at front and centre of global efforts to achieve a sustainable future Media Accreditation Online Pre-registration: 3 May 2022 to 12 June2022 Thousands of ocean advocates, including [...]