CoP 26: ‘Every third child is severely exposed to water scarcity’
UN bodies red code the impact of climate change on water resources crippling overall development
Clean, healthy and sustainable environment a universal right: UN Human Rights Council
UNEP executive director calls on UN member states to consider passing a resolution on right to a clean environment, on the lines of UN Human …
Africa accounts for 80% of neglected displacement crises, says report
The Democratic Republic of Congo topped the list; an average of 6,000 people were forced out of their homes every day in 2020
Reduce human-caused methane emissions by 45% to avoid worst of climate change: UN
Urgent steps are needed to reduce human-caused methane emissions, according to a UNEP report
Climate change is real & an emergency: 64% people voted so
People living in small island developing states showed highest support for climate action
Climatisation caused by commercialisation has reduced forest governance to carbon sinks
State regulation and community-led initiatives could offer better pathways for effective forest governance, the report at UN Forum on Forests suggests
Global plastic profiles: Here is how countries fare on primary polymers
CSE report groups nations on the basis of laws regarding regulation of what are building blocks of most plastic items, negotiations regarding …
FAO publishes first national report on AMR surveillance in India’s fisheries, livestock sectors
Data generated on AMR trends will be helpful to inform policy and decision making for AMR containment
50 million a step away from starvation: Civil society seeks urgent funds
Non-governmental organisations wrote a letter to global leaders urging support
India’s SDG preparedness ranking continues to decline: Report
Country faces major challenges in achieving 11 of 17 Sustainable Development Goals
How Rwanda reached first global COVID-19 vaccination target
Rwanda defined a vaccination plan prior to getting the vaccines
Evidences dating back to the 1500s to be used for projections on climate change, biodiversity
The scoping study will be conducted over three years and analyse impact up till 2050
New low-carbon development, investment and governance models needed to achieve SDGs: UNDP Report
The transition in energy use is more important in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
UNEA-6: Extraction & use of world’s resources has grown three times more in 50 years
Global Resources Outlook 2024, released on final day of assembly, reveals shocking statistics
Migratory species facing peril globally shows report, as CMS COP14 begins in Samarkand
Overexploitation, habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation leading to loss of aquatic, terrestrial and avian migratory species
Antonio Guterres to convene climate ambition summit in 2023; says 1.5-degree goal ‘gasping for breath’
World still moving in the wrong direction on climate change, UN chief noted in his end-of-year address
Deluged Pakistan faces significant health threats, WHO warns
Threats include malaria, dengue fever, polio, diarrhoea, COVID-19 and cholera; Maternal health to be affected and domestic violence will rise, UN says
FAO acknowledges Indian wheat exports helped in reducing April inflation
There has been some relief in inflation in April according to the Food Price Index of the FAO, released May 6; this relief has been seen in …
Plastic endgame: Did UNEA 5.2 start a new era
The world’s adoption of the resolution to end plastic pollution by 2024 is only the first step in a long battle
175 countries commit to forge internationally binding treaty on plastic pollution by 2024
The resolution establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to complete a draft global legally binding agreement by the end of 2024
Forced migration: Lack of global political will poses challenge for proper response, says report
By the end of 2020, 86 per cent people displaced across borders lived in countries with developing economies.
COP 26: Water and Climate Coalition stresses on better disaster-warning to buffer water cycle changes
Water dimensions of climate change adaptation and mitigation must be addressed, says letter to global leaders
Merck signs deal with UN-backed MPP for global access to COVID-19 drug
The agreement will help create broad access for the drug use in 105 low- and middle-income countries, including India, subject to regulatory approval
World freed from toxic leaded petrol: A global win
While global eradication of toxic lead in petrol needs to be celebrated, this also reminds us how tough it is to undo wrong if the evidence of …
West Africa records 1st death from ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus
Case fatality rate of the infection is 24-88%