Plastic-free planet: On penultimate day of INC-3, contact groups complete 1st review of 'zero draft' revised sections
Three contact groups with participating delegates and countries as member were formed by INC Chair to address specific sections of the zero …
Climate action is fight of our lives: UN head at SCO summit
Important role of SCO members in climate fight, says Guterres; brings up Climate Solidarity Pact, Acceleration Agenda
Illicit drug markets expanding, compounding global crises: UN
Drug users’ estimate at record high; Trafficking networks challenging health services, law enforcement responses
Bhopal becomes first Indian city to track progress towards meeting SDGs
Bhopal Municipal Corporation, UN-Habitat, others collaborate for voluntary local reviews to track the progress towards the 2030 Agenda
A rapidly growing rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer — unless we act now
The ozone layer is on track to heal within four decades, which can be undone by an upsurge in rocket launches
Groundwater protection is key, emphasises Paris Unesco meet
A highlight of the event was the formation of a coalition on transboundary water cooperation
COP27: Experts flag proposals to include carbon removals in UN trading mechanism
The recommendations, made at the beginning of COP27, provide a broad definition of removals and do not distinguish between them, according to …
Loss and damage from climate crisis needs urgent intervention from rich countries: UN chief
Comments in light of Pakistan floods; Guterres urges G20 nations to up climate adaptation financing, emissions reduction targets
Desertification: ‘Droughts reduced India’s GDP by up to 5% in 20 years’
The world has a new ‘water-scarce’ generation growing up, with women and girls spending as much as 40% of their calorific intake …
Desertification: Food systems under scrutiny as 12 million Ha of lands lost annually
The Conference of Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification started May 9 to chalk out plans to restore 1 billion Ha of …
Latin America, Caribbean see acutest hunger in 15 years: UN
The number of people living with hunger increased by 13.8 million in just one year in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a new UN …
CoP26 first draft not good enough; climate finance grossly insufficient: Climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Saleemul Haq, director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development, Bangladesh, speaks to DTE on CoP26 progress and performance
Greta seeks honesty from world leaders at CoP 26
This story originally appeared in Reuters and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global media collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate …
Around 66% children below 2 years don't get nutritious diet: UNICEF
The diets of children in this age group have not improved in the last decade
Education experts worry about future of Afghanistan’s education system
The whole education system is paralysed right now. People, especially girls, are not willing to believe the Taliban's assurances, say experts
COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks drove 122 million more to hunger since 2019: UN
If trends remain as they were, the UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ending hunger by 2030 will not be reached
Road to COP16: Two subsidiary bodies of Convention on Biological Diversity begin talks in Nairobi
The outcome of the discussions will be presented at COP16 in Colombia in October for consideration
World Health Assembly adopts resolution to prevent drowning
First-of-its-kind alliance, global status report to asses worldwide impact
Fridays for Future: It isn’t too late, say young activists demanding climate reparations, justice
Demands for loss & damage finance raised across the world 6 weeks ahead of CoP27
Africa must be priority if humanity is to conquer hunger; but it is only getting worse there
By 2030, Africa will be home to the largest number of undernourished people
Every country exceeds new PM2.5 annual limit set by WHO: Report
The concentration in 93 per cent of the cities was 10 times the new guidelines
UNEA-6: Report raises concern on India’s reliance on single-use plastics; cites study to support reuse systems
The Zero Waste Europe-NHF study cited encompassed the perspectives of street vendors, customers and policy makers across Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi …
UNEA-6: Over a third of global population living with solid waste, reveals report
World needs to integrate the principles of just transition to a circular economy to better manage waste, says lead author
CMS COP14: Expect listing of new species, action plans for conservation at Samarkand summit
Parties are expected to discuss draft to protect and conserve number of species and their habitats
India removed from annual UN list of countries where children are impacted by armed conflict
India has taken measures to protect children, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the UN