Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste on 30 March, 20 cities worldwide have been named the inaugural 20 Cities Towards ...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling on the international community to make a decisive change of course in environmental and climate policy. Humanity faces "a simple choice," ...

Nairobi, 1 March 2024 – The sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) concluded today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with Member States delivering 15 resolutions aiming to boost multilateral efforts to ...

In the face of political challenges to scientific evidence, both entities emphasised the indispensable role of science for ...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is undertaking preparations for the world’s highest decision-making body for the environment: the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly to be held in Nairobi ...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced Monday a new round of talks on a global treaty to limit plastic waste after the last negotiations in December ended in stalemate. Members of ...

"The money is starting to move away from the really non-green stuff but the real challenge is everything in between – some would say the '50 shades of green'," the head of the United Nations ...

The United Nations Environment Programme on Dec. 10 announced its five “2025 Champions of the Earth,” the U.N.’s highest environmental honor. Since 2005, UNEP’s Champions of the Earth has recognized ...

GENEVA, May 18 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has pledged to support a major environmental programme by planting and caring for more than 9 million trees this year in areas of human displacement. The ...

Activists hold placards during a demonstration at the at the Palais des Nations in Geneva before the start of the fifth resumed session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee 5.2 (INC5.2). The ...