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#1273032021-02-24
Swiss champion joint efforts to tackle climate change
Speaking at an online conference of the United Nations Security Council, Cassis called for joint efforts to bolster security and stability in the world.
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#1203312019-03-13
The 'ecological foundations of society' are in peril, a massive UN report warns
Human activities are degrading the global environment at a pace that could endanger the "ecological foundations of society" and human health, according to a landmark United Nations report released Wednesday.
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#1274582021-03-02
The UN Environment Programme needs new powers
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will be 50 next year. But the globe’s green watchdog, which helped to create the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), very nearly didn’t exist.
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#1224722019-10-02
This is what the world promised at the UN climate action summit
Too often countries and companies make climate commitments that grab the media and political spotlight, only for governments or priorities to silently change.
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#1222472019-09-16
Top chef and environmental prize winner future-proofs farms and kitchens in Asia and the Pacific
Twenty-year-old top chef Louise Mabulo, and founder of the Cacao Project and Culinary Lounge — a laid back farm-to-table kitchen studio — is joint-winner of the Young Champions of the Earth Prize for Asia and the Pacific.
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#1347042022-05-25
U.N., rights groups flag potential violations in $3b Indonesian tourism project
he United Nations has reiterated its concerns over allegations of human rights violations in a mega infrastructure tourism development project on the Indonesian island of Lombok. In light of this, various environmental and human rights organizations have called on the Asian Infrastructure Invest ...
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#1268882021-02-04
UN Calls for an ‘Ocean Science Revolution’
The United Nations Secretary-General has urged nations to rise to the ‘defining challenge’ of restoring the ocean’s power to support humanity and regulate the climate.
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#1223292019-09-24
UN Climate Summit: Seychelles joins country coalition aiming to protect 30 percent of Earth
Seychelles is honoured to join a newly launched coalition pushing for the ambitious target for the protection of 30 percent of the planet Earth by the end of the next decade, President Danny Faure said in New York on Monday.
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#1202392019-03-06
UN Environment Acting Executive Director issues forceful appeal ahead of UN Environment Assembly
UN Environment Acting Executive Director Joyce Msuya has issued a forceful call to action ahead of the Fourth UN Environment Assembly, which will gather in Nairobi from 11-15 March.
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#1223242019-09-23
UN General Assembly live: Climate Change leads the agenda
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 2019 kicks off in earnest today as world leaders gather in New York to discuss pressing global issues.
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#1268912021-02-04
UN Secretary-General Presents 10 Priorities for 2021
The UN General Assembly held a plenary meeting on priorities for 2021. The UN Secretary-General told governments that after the “tragedy and peril” of 2020, the SDGs are more important than ever to put the world on track in 2021. He outlined ten urgent priorities for the year ahead.
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#1275102021-03-04
UN chief calls for protection of forests, wildlife
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for the protection of forests and forest species, which provide livelihoods for the poor and for indigenous communities.
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#1272752021-02-23
UN climate change summit: Extreme weather fueling poverty in Bangladesh
The UN Security Council will hold a summit of world leaders Tuesday to debate climate change's implications for world peace, an issue on which its 15 members have divergent opinions. One of the countries experiencing the effects of climate change is Bangladesh. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell explains.
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#1272832021-02-23
UN climate change summit: Security Council to tackle impact on global security
The UN Security Council will hold a summit of world leaders Tuesday to debate climate change's implications for world peace, an issue on which its 15 members have divergent opinions. FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons tells us more.
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#1202902019-03-11
UN environment assembly opens amid calls to inject vitality into sustainability agenda
The fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) opened in Nairobi on Monday with a rallying call for adoption of technologies and innovations to boost green and inclusive growth.
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#1319222021-11-24
UN expert to assess effect of climate change and environmental risks on human rights
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd, will visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 25 November to 2 December. This is the first visit of the Special Rapporteur to a small island state in the Caribbean. It is also the first official visit since the Hum ...
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#1203322019-03-13
UN report warns of millions of early deaths by 2050
A landmark UN report published on Wednesday warned the world to drastically scale up environmental protections, or cities and regions in Asia, the Middle East and Africa could see millions of premature deaths by mid-century.
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#1223462019-09-24
UN secretary general hails 'turning point' in climate crisis fight
The world may have hit a hopeful “turning point” in the struggle to tackle the climate crisis despite escalating greenhouse gas emissions and the recalcitrance of major emitters Brazil and the US, according to the United Nations secretary general.
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#1229592019-11-11
UN spends millions from climate change fund on flights, hotels
The United Nations has allegedly been spending its Green Climate Funds on business class travel and lavish hotels, new reports show. This year alone, the Green Climate Fund’s core staffing figures reached US$65 million (AU$94.3 million), and its broader administration bill exceeded US$200 milli ...
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#1223552019-09-25
UN summit day #3 : SDGs in the spotlight
Over this special series on the UN climate action summit (23 September) and SDGs summit (24-25 September), EURACTIV gives you a glimpse into the goings on in New York and what is driving the conversation there. In this edition: A radical change of the food system, climate adaptation, dozing comm ...
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#1275682021-03-05
UN: 17% food produced globally goes to waste
Nearly a billion tons of food were wasted around the world in 2019, the same year when 690 million people were impacted by hunger, according to a study that links food waste to global warming
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#1271832021-02-18
UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK
Humans are making Earth a broken and increasingly unlivable planet through climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. So the world must make dramatic changes to society, economics and daily life, a new United Nations report says.
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#1271912021-02-18
UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK
Humans are making Earth a broken and increasingly unlivable planet through climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. So the world must make dramatic changes to society, economics and daily life, a new United Nations report says.
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#1229662019-11-11
UNCCD COP 14 solidifies India’s commitment towards sustainable order
In order to protect the ecological balance of the world, it is of utmost importance to realize the importance of land and its well-being along with realizing the ill-impact of desertification and deforestation that result in the degradation and poor health of the lands paving way for a drought – ...
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#1272672021-02-23
UNEA: China calls for global action to tackle environmental issues
In the face of global environmental problems, no single country can solve them alone, said Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA5) on Monday, calling for global action to resolve the issue.
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#1275672021-03-05
UNEP says hunger elimination target in peril amid surging food waste
The quest to eradicate extreme hunger and malnutrition globally is in peril as 931 million tons, or 17 percent, of food available to consumers go to waste, the UN Environment Program (UNEP) has said in a new report.
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#1272612021-02-22
UNEP says policy shift key to tackle global environmental challenges
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) on Monday called for a policy shift to boost action on global environmental challenges. Inger Andersen, executive director of UNEP said that despite making achievements through multilateral environmental agreements, the situation is still worsening
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#1271892021-02-18
UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity's future
The world can transform its relationship with nature and tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises together to secure a sustainable future and prevent future pandemics, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) that offers a comprehensive blueprint for addressi ...
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#1297962021-07-29
UNESCO awards Gabon's Ivindo park World Heritage status
Gabon's Ivindo National Park was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Wednesday in recognition of the nation's success in defending biodiversity and challenging climate change.
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#1322742021-12-22
Understanding the Glasgow Climate Pact of COP 26
While COP 26 has come and gone, and the world leaders have since returned to their duty posts, the key question Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) and other civil society organisations that attended COP 26 are asking is if the Nigerian government and other governments of the world will be able to m ...
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#1325972022-01-18
Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga as scale of damage emerges
Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation of Tonga, where significant damage was being reported days after a huge undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami.
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#1321742021-12-15
Watch: India votes against UNSC draft resolution to 'securitise' climate action
India on Monday voted against a draft resolution of the United Nations Security Council that attempted to "securitise" climate action and undermine the hard-won consensual agreements in Glasgow.
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#1304342021-09-15
Wish I had magic wand to complete UNSC reform: President of 76th UNGA session Shahid
United Nations: President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid has said he wished he had a magic wand to complete the Security Council reform and expressed hope that the UN members will take this process seriously as he began his presidency of hope of the 193-nation body.
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#1270102021-02-11
Women and Girls in Science: How the IAEA has Contributed to the Development of Scientists over the Years
Science is a collaborative field that benefits from diverse perspectives and experience. And yet, a persistent gender gap exists: Women account for less than 30 per cent of the world’s scientists and researchers. Women are underrepresented in many scientific and research disciplines, and the nuc ...
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#1277422021-03-22
World Water Day 2021
Globally, 2.2 billion people (almost one in three people) have no access to clean, safe water. World Water Day allows us to educate and inform people about worldwide domestic and industrial water wastage. World Water Day also supports the core goal of Water and Sanitation for All by 2030. AZoCle ...
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#1277392021-03-19
World Water Day 2021 highlights dire predictions of growing scarcity
About four billion people experience severe water shortages for at least one month a year, and around 1.6 billion — almost a quarter of the world's population — have problems accessing a clean, safe water supply, according to the United Nations.
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#1277432021-03-22
World Water Day 2021: Dia Mirza Shares An Alarming Fact About Year 2040
New Delhi: Dia Mirza, on the occasion of World Water Day 2021, shared a message spreading awareness about nature. The actress brought attention to the burning issue of water scarcity. Speaking about saving freshwater for the future generation, Dia wrote, "1 in 4 children will live with water sca ...
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#1277442021-03-22
World Water Day 2021: Narendra Modi to launch Jal Shakti Abhiyan; history, theme and significance
By 2050, the UN says up to 5.7 billion people could be living in areas that experience water scarcity for at least a month in the year
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#1276512021-03-10
World failing to take green Covid recovery path: UN
The world is missing a once-in-a-generation chance to rebuild a sustainable post-pandemic future, the United Nations said Wednesday in an assessment showing less than 20 percent of recovery finance can be considered "green".
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#1202882019-03-11
World leaders gather in Nairobi to push for sustainable economies
Over 4,700 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, senior UN officials and civil society representatives are this week gathering in Nairobi for a UN Environment Assembly meeting where they will take decisions that move global societies to a more sustainable path.
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#1331072022-02-11
World set to mark 50 years of UN environmental movement birth
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the world's highest-level decision-making body with a universal membership of all 193 nations, is celebrating its 50th anniversary on March 3 and 4, bringing together governments, businesses, civil society and other stakeholders to address the environmental c ...
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#1326942022-01-20
World worse now due to COVID-19, climate change, conflict, says UN chief Guterres as he begins second term
New York: As he starts his second term as UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions that have sparked conflicts everywhere — but unlike US Presiden ...
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#1223162019-09-23
World’s Hard Fought Battle Against Climate Change
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres describes the ongoing crisis as a “climate emergency”– as the world continues its hard fought battle against devastating droughts, floods, hurricanes and rising sea levels that threaten the very existence of small island developing states located in low-lyin ...
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#1311152021-10-25
Xi pledges enhanced coordination with UN for balanced, inclusive global development
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres via video link, vowing to enhance coordination with the UN to work for a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive global development.
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#1227222019-10-24
‘Amid stormy global seas, UN Charter remains our moral anchor’, says Guterres on United Nations Day
In his annual message for UN Day this Thursday, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a reminder of the role the Organization should be playing, focusing on the the real problems of real people, as a “shared moral anchor” amid “stormy global seas”.
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#1270132021-02-11
‘If I can do it, so can you’: women scientists on the power of education to reach gender equality
Women are extremely under-represented in science, but a UN research centre in The Netherlands is trying to address the gender imbalance, by raising awareness of the leading role that women researchers play in tackling global problems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.