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In the last year, the world has seen a cascade of unprecedented floods, heatwaves and wildfires across four continents.

The stakes in the fight against global warming are higher than ever, the UN's climate science chief said Monday as nearly 200 nations met to finalise what is sure to be a harrowing report on climate impacts.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the worlds highest-level decision-making body with a universal membership of all 193 nations, is celebrating its 50th anniversary on March 3 and 4, bringing together governments, businesses, civil society ...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the world's highest-level decision-making body with a universal membership of all 193 nations, is celebrating its 50th anniversary on March 3 and 4, bringing together governments, businesses, civil society and other stakeholders to address the environmental chall

Ten new governments have announced today at the One Ocean Summit that they will join New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.  

Attributable to Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme

Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme does a Q&A on the deliberations by Member States on a global agreement on plastic pollution at the upcoming UN Environment Assembly.

2022 is significant as the World Wetlands Day will be observed as a United Nations international day for the first time

A February U.N. meeting will address the urgent need for a treaty to control plastics pollution, but whether the forthcoming draft agreement will regulate global plastics supply chains from cradle to grave, or be limited to protecting oceans, is unknown.

UNEP in 2021 backed the world’s efforts to transform its relationship with nature and tackle the triple planetary crisis.