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#1270092021-02-11
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards honour five women researchers in mathematics, astrophysics, chemistry and informatics
On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, UNESCO and the L’Oréal Foundation honoured five women researchers in the fields of astrophysics, mathematics, chemistry and informatics as part of the 23rd International Prize for Women in Science.
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#1270942021-02-16
Major Groups and Stakeholders Call for UNEP to “Build Forward Better”
Major Groups and Stakeholders held a virtual meeting to collect input for upcoming meetings of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5). The consultations underscored the opportunity for UNEA to chart a transformative path towards a more sustainable and inclusive recovery from COVID-19. Discussions ...
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#1291722021-06-08
Maldives foreign minister to be next UN assembly president
Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives won election as the next president of the UN General Assembly on Monday, and pledged to push for equal access to coronavirus vaccines, a stronger and greener economic recovery, and stepped up efforts to tackle climate change.
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#1198402019-02-07
Montréal pressenti pour accueillir un bureau de l'ONU
L'Organisation des Nations unies (ONU) souhaite établir des racines plus profondes à Montréal, attirée notamment par la main-d'oeuvre bilingue qualifiée qu'offre la métropole et ses avancées dans le domaine de l'intelligence artificielle.
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#1270112021-02-11
NATO supports women and girls in science
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, discover how three young women are making great strides in technology and innovation, with support from the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme.
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#1321662021-12-14
Nature protection must be a key part of our climate crisis response, says Fauna & Flora International
More than any other before it, COP26 was the ‘Nature COP’; the moment that the central place of nature protection within the climate debate was almost universally recognised.
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#6081Nelson Mandela International Day
18 July 2021, Online, New York, United States of America
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#6223Nelson Mandela International Day
18 July 2022, New York, United States of America
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#6294Nelson Mandela International Day
18 July 2023, New York, United States of America
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#6456Nelson Mandela International Day
18 July 2024, New York, United States of America
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#1207612019-04-15
New environmental pact could face September vote, U.N. official says
A new, ambitious environmental treaty is expected to be ready for a vote when the United Nation’s annual summit begins in September, the president of the U.N. General Assembly said on Friday.
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#1304322021-09-15
Nigeria: Buhari to Address UN General Assembly Sept 24
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the 76rd Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 24, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported.
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#4646News Headlines
#1272432021-02-22
Nothing for us without us
Ever since the world started celebrating February 21 as the International Mother Language Day after the UNESCO’s 1999 declaration, its worldwide annual observances have promoted awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
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#1272982021-02-23
Pakistan to host World Environment Day, says SAPM Amin Aslam
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Monday said Pakistan has been selected as a host country for hosting the World Environment Day in recognition of demonstrating global leadership in environmental conservation and protection through various polic ...
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#1275162021-03-04
People wasting almost 1bn tonnes of food a year, UN report reveals
People waste almost a billion tonnes of food a year, a UN report has revealed. It is the most comprehensive assessment to date and found waste was about double the previous best estimate.
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#1277572021-03-22
Protecting what we value: World Water Day in Asean
The theme of this year’s celebration of World Water Day, commemorated today (Mar 22) is “Valuing Water,” which highlights the vital role of water sources – from our health and well-being to the sustainability of our society’s economic growth and development, notes Dr Theresa Mundita S. Lim, Exec ...
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#1272412021-02-22
Q&A: UN Environment Assembly Kicks Off With a Call to Make Peace with Nature
Its time for the world to radically change our ways if we are to make peace with the planet and create the environmental conditions so that all of humanity can thrive, delegates attending the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) heard this morning.
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#3056Right to Food Forum (FAO)
1 - 3 October 2008, Rome, Italy
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#1321732021-12-14
Russia vetoes UN security council resolution linking climate crisis to international peace
The resolution proposed that the climate crisis could potentially threaten ‘global peace, security and stability’.
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#1321202021-12-09
Second Committee Approves Resolutions on Climate, SIDS, Biodiversity
The UN General Assembly’s committee on economic and financial issues (Second Committee) completed its work for the 76th session. The Committee, which had the first all-woman Bureau in the Committee’s history, reached agreement on guidance on biodiversity, convening conferences on SIDS and LLDCs ...
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#1270032021-02-11
Seven globally outstanding Estonian female scientists
On 11 February 2021, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is held in Estonia for the first time; to mark the occasion, Estonian World highlights seven globally outstanding female scientists from the country.
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#6161Seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 76)
14 - 30 September 2021, New York, United States of America
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#1261512020-12-10
Six environmental trailblazers honoured as UNEP Champions of the Earth
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced six laureates of the 2020 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honour. The Champions were chosen for their transformative impact on the environment and their leadership in urging bold and decisive action on behalf of the ...
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#1270082021-02-11
Spain’s PM Shows Support For Women In Science
Thursday, February 11 is the day on which women across the globe are honoured for their unique contribution to the scientific community as International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated. Keen to get in on the act, a number of high-profile Spaniards, including the Prime Minister Pe ...
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#2853COP 11
2012-10-09
Strategies, achievements and impacts – Evaluating biodiversity for the GEF and UNDP
The independent GEF Evaluation Office will present the findings of the recent evaluation of the biodiversity focal area strategy of the GEF, which aims to provide an input into the development of a new focal area strategy. Furthermore, together with UNDP's Evaluation Office the upcoming evaluati ...
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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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#6332The 2023 SDG Summit – the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the auspices of the General Assembly
19 - 20 September 2023, New York, United States of America
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#5885The International Soil Congress 2019 on "Successful Transformation toward Land Degradation Neutrality: Future Perspective"
17 - 19 June 2019, Ankara, Türkiye
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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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#5890The fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-14), the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-9) and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-9)
29 April - 10 May 2019, Geneva, Switzerland
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#3278Third meeting of the Chairs of the Scientific Advisory Bodies of Biodiversity-related Conventions
4 - 5 October 2009, Nairobi, Kenya
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#5637Third session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-3)
4 - 6 December 2017, Nairobi, Kenya
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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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#6331UN - 2023 Water Conference
22 - 24 March 2023, New York, United States of America
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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.