Record-setting wildfires tearing through South America are likely to become the new normal unless the region makes dramatic investments in fire prevention and limits slash-and-burn agriculture in places like the Amazon, experts are cautioning. Since May, …
New York, 26 September 2024 – Global leaders have approved a political declaration at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), committing to a clear set of targets and actions, including reducing …
Excellencies, As environmental, technological and societal change join forces to disrupt human, planetary and economic health, we must not just prepare for the future. We must shape it, so that coming generations can live in peace, prosperity and equity. …
New research published last week from The Lancet shows just how deadly inaction on antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, could be: an estimated 40 million deaths attributable to AMR and 160 million associated with AMR between 2025 and 2050. And the impacts of …
H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the General Assembly H.E. Mr. Robert Rae, President of the Economic and Social Council H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Ms. Gabriella Balasa, AMR …
H.E. Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, President of Kenya, H.E Cho Tae- yul, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. My thanks to the Republic of Kenya, UNEP’s long-time gracious host, for …
Ending food waste starts with you Public and private entities as well as consumers from across the food systems, must work to cut food loss and waste to enhance the use of natural resources, mitigate climate change and support food security and proper …
Market for sustainable cooling solutions in developing economies to reach at least USD 600 billion by 2050 In developing economies, sustainable cooling solutions can slash cooling-related emissions by almost 50 per cent and can reduce electricity bills, …
GEO-7, which is expected to be published in 2025, is structured according to themes, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental governance. “The authors in each chapter spend a lot of time synthesizing existing scientific …
As dialogues considering the world’s path towards a just and resilient future at the UN General Assembly, UNEP is taking part in the following events this weekend. Time zone: EDT. 20 September | 1500-1615 hrs | Empowering Youth for Sustainable Futures: …
Excellencies and colleagues. Welcome to this event on super pollutants. My thanks to Sir Andrew Steer for joining us as facilitator. The climate crisis is intensifying, bringing death, destruction and economic damage across the world. Yet existing …
UNEP has appointed Charly Alberti as Regional Goodwill Ambassador Alberti is a renowned musician and activist, who founded environmental foundation Revolución 21 (R21) – Latinoamérica Sustentable Alberti is the first UN Environment Programme Goodwill …
The environmental movement has posted many great successes down the years. The elimination of lead in petrol is undoubtedly one of them. The nineteen-year campaign, spearheaded by the UNEP-led global Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles, has delivered …
There are high hopes that artificial intelligence (AI) can help tackle some of the world’s biggest environmental emergencies. Among other things, the technology is already being used to map the destructive dredging of sand and chart emissions of methane, a …
Excellencies, dear colleagues. The digital revolution is accelerating. If we use, and use well, the tools this revolution is bringing, they can slow the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. Help …
The Summit of the Future recognizes the importance of the active, meaningful and inclusive participation of youth in decision-making. This is a smart call. It is the right call. The world has never been so young. Gen Z now makes up one third of the world’s …
State of climate science: the need for urgent and ambitious climate action Human-caused climate change has resulted in widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere. The year 2023 was the warmest on record by a large …
Critical energy transition minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements are essential components in many of today’s rapidly growing clean energy technologies – from wind turbines and solar panels to electric vehicles and battery …
The meeting comes ahead of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity in Cali, Colombia. At this key October global gathering, countries are expected to adopt an international plan designed to bolster biodiversity and …
Let me also take a moment to focus on another critical process that UNEP’s Member States started. I am, of course, talking about the final round of negotiations on the instrument to end plastic pollution. More than two years ago, the UN Environment …
