"UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - UNEP"

Regional mechanisms pivotal in addressing transboundary challenges, officials note, as operational activities for development segment continues.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In an exclusive interview, David Attenborough, United Nations Champion of the Earth, and Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, discuss the importance of restoring nature and how science can appeal to people’s hearts. UNEP

On the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN chief António Guterres called on leaders to be inspired by past successes for the “huge efforts that are needed now to ensure this, and future generations can live on a sustainable planet,” as the world is “nearing a point of no return.” UNEP

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Closing the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. UNEP

Ministers of environment and other representatives from over 170 nations convened today (28 Feb) in Nairobi to launch the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5). UNEP

While some four out of ten people in the world are already living under the threat of climate change, today’s children could experience a four-to five-fold increase in extreme weather events in their lifetimes, with a dramatic impact on lives, health, and security, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released on Monday. UNTV CH

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.