"DEFORESTATION"

South Sudanese refugee fights deforestation in Uganda by planting trees. UNHCR

In Peru, deforestation and extended drought periods had destroyed much of the ecosystem in the forest, but now 20 Awajun indigenous women are restoring their forest while growing medicinal plants in the forest which they make into different healthy tea infusions to sell to treat different health issues. IFAD

Press conference by Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, on Afghanistan one year since the Taliban takeover. 

Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, alongside youth activists and peacekeepers, took part in a tree-planting event for Mongolia’s One Billion Trees campaign. UNIC MONGOLIA

Today in Lisbon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, addressed the opening ceremony of the 2022 Ocean Conference, along with the leaders of the two co-hosting nations – Portugal and Kenya and warned that we have taken the ocean for granted, and today we face what he would call an “Ocean Emergency”, adding that "we must now turn the tide." UNIFEED

According to the World Health Organization, tobacco lays waste to the environment, besides killing 8 million people a year. WHO

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

According to the United Nations Development Programme, a trifecta of the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the newly felt effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the climate-related challenges have severely impacted efforts to sustain peace and reduce poverty and inequality in the African continent. UNTV CH

A day after visiting Maiduguri, in embattled Borno State, Secretary-General António Guterres today (4 May) met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja and said, “violence continues to cast the shadow of death over so many Nigerians,” but added that he “came out of Borno with the sense that Nigeria is able to defeat this threat.” UNIFEED

FAO’s 37th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean region ended on Friday in Quito, Ecuador, underscoring the importance of sustainable agrifood systems, prosperous and inclusive rural societies, and sustainable and resilient agriculture. FAO