"GREEN ECONOMY"

Jane Fonda, actress and activist, said most people in the United States understand that the climate crisis is alarming, “Why can't our leaders hear this?” UNIFEED

Press Conference by António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) ahead of the G20 summit (New Delhi, India) at the UN House.

A green transition could create 8.4 million jobs for young people by 2030 according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) that is being highlighted on International Youth Day. Green jobs are described as jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the environment. IFAD

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday delivered a stark warning about the risk climate change poses to people’s right to food. He said, “Our environment is burning. Melting. Flooding. Depleting. Drying. Dying.” UNTV CH

Press Conference: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

Warning that current policies are taking the world to a 2.8 degree temperature rise by the end of the century, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said that number “spells catastrophe” but “the collective response remains pitiful.” UNIFEED

The 21st session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation opened on Tuesday to discuss issues like recovery from the pandemic, climate change and ongoing conflicts. UNIFEED

The Eighteenth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF18) kicked off today in New York to discuss the links between the Global Forest Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNIFEED

Marking the first International Zero-Waste Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said, “We’re making a mess of our world. It’s time to clean up. Let’s work as one to build a circular, zero-waste future. For people and planet.” UNIFEED

On Gender Day at COP27, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said, “Women and girls are essential, effective and powerful leaders to address the climate crisis. But they remain largely undervalued and underestimated.” She reiterated, “there's a very simple and effective solution – put women and girls in the lead.” UNIFEED / FILE