Tag Archives: un

Press conference by Ian Fry, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. A UN expert said, “Climate change is the largest, most pervasive threat to the natural, natural environment and societies that we’ve ever experienced. And the poorest countries are paying …

Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy and the Prime Minister’s Finance Advisor for COP26, will lead this event showcasing the transformational steps taken by the global financial sector to deliver the tools, markets and financial commitments needed to align global financial flows with the Paris goals. Contributions from international organisations and …

There are fears from scientists that the conflict in Ukraine will overshadow the release of a climate report that’s being called “an atlas of suffering” by the United Nations. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report on global warming shows the pace and scale of climate impacts are accelerating rapidly …

This video looks at three governments who are moving the needle on climate change. It tells the story of the winners of the 2021 UN Global Climate Action Awards, in the Climate Leaders category: ● City of Paris | France: By 2050, the City of Paris aims to reduce local …

Secretary-General António Guterres today (3 Oct) told journalists that “while climate chaos gallops ahead, climate action has stalled,” and said that the upcoming COP27 in Sharm el-Shaikh “is critical – but we have a long way to go.” Taking stock of recent climate events, Guterres said, “a third of Pakistan …

Remarks by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, to the General Assembly on Pakistan floods – 15th plenary meeting, 77th session. Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The people of Pakistan are the victims of a grim calculus of climate injustice. Pakistan is responsible for less than …

In celebration of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) 2022, join for a virtual event entitled “The Role of Sport in Combating the Climate Change,” hosted by UN Under-Secretary-General Melissa Fleming, featuring remarks from high-level UN Officials and signatories of UN Climate Action frameworks Nike, World …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the work countries will have to put in ahead of COP27, the climate change summit taking place in Egypt in a few weeks, is as “immense” as the climate-related impacts that have been seen around the world over the past year. Citing hurricane …

In the blistering desert of Morocco, the country’s last nomads say their ancient lifestyle has become impossible to sustain as climate change brings ever more intense droughts. According to the last census, just 25,000 people in Morocco were nomadic in 2014, down by two-thirds in just a decade. Interested in …

The UN Human Rights Committee has found Australia violated the rights of Torres Strait Islanders by failing to act on climate change – it’s the first time such a decision has been handed down against a country. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of …