A Coalition Unravels The UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), once the flagship coalition of global lenders committed to decarbonizing finance, has ceased operations following a membership vote. The decision closes...
New York Sets the Stage for Belém Speaking at Climate Week in Manhattan, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell urged governments and business leaders to “step it up fast”...
Diene Keita of Guinea has been appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. She will serve with the rank of United Nations...
Global maritime shipping is poised for a transformative shift following a landmark agreement reached by the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO). The newly approved framework sets the sector on course...
Governments reached a crucial agreement on February 27, 2025, in Rome to mobilize the resources needed to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). This follows COP16 negotiations, which resumed...
UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday that COP28 delegates are not in Dubai to “score points” and play at “lowest-denominator politics”; they must take ambitious action on curbing...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for agreement to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at crunch shipping talks in London this week and urged decarbonisation...
Six First Place Winners Selected from Thousands of Global Photo Submissions Surrounding 2023 Theme Planet Ocean: Tides Are Changing The winners of the tenth annual Photo Competition for United Nations...