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New York, 30 March 2022 – UN Member States and other stakeholders convening on Monday, 28 March 2022, at UN HQ in New York ahead of June’s international meeting Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all - our responsibility, our opportunity. The preparatory meeting concluded with a series of suggestions for leadership dialogues, expected to mobilize the global community behind strengthened cooperation and accelerated, innovative action on the environment and development. 

Delegates and representatives of hundreds of parties and organizations participated in a week of intense negotiations in the second segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, which took place in Bali, Indonesia under strict health measures from 21 to 25 March 2022.

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The South-Asian region, comprising India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanks and Nepal, is the most noise-polluted region while Europe and Latin America region are the quietest regions

Anglican representatives to the United Nations are celebrating the passing of a major international agreement on tackling plastic pollution.

At least 13 south Asian cities are highly noise polluted, five of which are in India

United Nations, Indonesia call for support from parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

I do not need to tell you that the global water challenge we face is one of epic proportions – that of quality, of quantity, of equity, of access, of climate, of peace, and of poverty and human dignity.

Work to tackle the challenges of human, animal and ecosystem health using a more integrated approach has seen significant progress in the past year, leaders of three international organizations cooperating across these sectors said, as they expanded their group to include a fourth body, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

An interview with Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme By: Africa Renewal At the 5th session of UN Environment Assembly being held in Nairobi, Kenya, Member States will work towards a legally binding global instrument that will guide actions, from source to sea, that address all sources…