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Climate action ‘cannot trample over the poor’, says Guterres, launching new initiative to protect key minerals for clean energy transitionThe UN Secretary-General on Friday launched an initiative focusing on ensuring fairness, sustainability and respect for human rights throughout the entire...

Polluting rivers, beaches and the ocean: How can Trinidad solve its plastics problem?Plastic pollution blocks rivers, chokes oceans and makes its way into the food chain as microplastics. It’s a global environmental crisis, and Small Island Developing States are especially vulnerable, having to...

Stories from the UN Archive: UN proclaims world’s first Earth DayThe General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009, but the roots of the Day go back to the 1970s.

Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agencyClimate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN...

WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weatherAsia remained the world’s most disaster-affected region in 2023 due to weather, climate and water-related hazards. Storms and floods have hit the hardest, a new report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on...

UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launchTop UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants showing what they’ve done and what’s to come.

First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in HaitiA youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced their “tears to run dry”.

Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agencyClimate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN...

Renewable energy transforming the landscapeRenewable energy, if supported by governments, can “truly change the landscape” in terms of achieving equitable access to affordable and clean energy, but only if those governments can move from “commitment to action”; That’s according to the...

Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’Dominica aims to become the world’s first “climate-resilient nation, and the indigenous Kalinago people are playing a leading role in developing the country and helping its people to thrive in the face of the climate...

Guterres welcomes creation of transitional council in Haiti to choose new leadersUN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the establishment of a transitional council in Haiti tasked with choosing new political leadership and setting up elections in the crisis-torn Carribean country.

Fishers in Madagascar adapt to deadly seas due to climate changeFishing communities in the south of Madagascar are facing sometimes deadly sea conditions due to climate change, but with the help of the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) are finding ways to adapt to the new...

Ecuador-Mexico: ‘Cardinal principle’ of diplomatic inviolability must be upheld says UN chiefThe decision by Ecuador to forcibly enter the Mexican Embassy on Saturday and arrest a former vice president of the Andean country on corruption charges represents a breach of international law, the UN...

First Person: Japanese town leads the way to a low waste societyWhen the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, reached capacity, an incinerator was the logical next step. Instead, the town decided to get serious about recycling. Ahead of International Zero Waste day, marked on 30 March...

Gaza: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepensThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.

With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to wasteWhile a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away.

Stories from the UN Archive: A seminal moment for youth climate action“What you do makes me cry at night,” 13-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki told the 1992 Earth Summit in Brazil in a message that resonates today as the world grapples with climate change.

Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action onThe largest global environment movement is happening on Saturday, when the UN invites people around the world to shut the lights to remember the planetary crisis during Earth Hour as young partners find new ways to drive climate action.

World News in Brief: Dignity and justice key to end evil of racial discrimination, methane emissions update, Mpox latest, peacebuilding boostRacism is “an evil infecting countries and societies around the world” the UN chief has said in his message marking the International Day for the...

Indonesia leads the way in taming forest firesSome 70 million hectares of forest are affected by fires each year, causing huge environmental and economic damage. On the International Day of Forests, marked on 21 March, we look at how an innovative UN-led initiative in Indonesia is dramatically...