Yannick Glemarec responds to FT report of 40 complaints including racism and sexism.
The head of the UN’s climate finance body has pledged to tackle complaints of misconduct at the organisation “as…
In an address to a virtual town hall with young women from civil society organizations, the Secretary-General said that the global pandemic has already reversed decades of limited and fragile…
Did you know that every year about one third of all food produced – equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes – is wasted, yet food security continues to be a growing global concern, affecting millions of…
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on more than 476 million indigenous people around the world.
Throughout history, indigenous peoples have been decimated by diseases brought from elsewhere, to…
Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, continues to wrangle world leaders to make and meet ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions…
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations, supposed to reconcile environmental protection with socioeconomic development, are actually failing to protect biodiversity, according…
I thank Dr. Fatih Birol and the International Energy Agency for convening this summit.
It is vital that we bring sharper focus on the need to transition away from fossil fuels and toward a clean…
Ongoing destruction of nature will result in stream of animal diseases jumping to humans, says report.
The world is treating the health and economic symptoms of the coronavirus pandemic but not the…
Lise Kingo says social equality issues must be part of sustainable development agenda.
The coronavirus pandemic is “just a fire drill” for what is likely to follow from the climate crisis, and the …
The United Nations issued a dire warning on Tuesday that the world stands on the brink of the worst food crisis in the last 50 years, according to The Guardian.
WHAT: United Nations Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders Summit
WHEN: 15 - 16 June
WHERE: Virtual summit (registration details below)
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 9 June 2020 – German Chancellor…
The latest Gates Foundation annual assessment of global progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is less than encouraging. According to Bill Gates, the goals are still far out of…
UN environment chief and economist warn human wealth depends on nature’s health.
The coronavirus pandemic is an “SOS signal for the human enterprise”, according to a leading economist and the United…
UK to ask for postponement to November 2021 because of coronavirus travel controls.
Vital international climate talks due to be hosted by the UK are expected to be delayed until late next year…
This Friday, May 22, marks the International Day for Biological Diversity. Every year, the United Nations uses this day as an opportunity both to celebrate the Earth's stunning biodiversity and to…
The Climate Emergency we currently face requires adequate and immediate action. It is one of the most pervasive and threatening crises of our time.
We are facing an existential threat and rapid…
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been working on “inclusive wealth” for a few years now. What is it, and how does it differ from Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
António Guterres calls for coronavirus aid to be directed at firms with green credentials.
Governments should not use taxpayer cash to rescue fossil fuel companies and carbon-intensive industries,…
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