"POLLUTANTS"

UN chief said, “Every day we wait leads us closer to a global breakdown – both physical and political. But while the problems before us are unprecedented, they are not insurmountable.” UNIFEED

Briefing by the Secretary-General on the progress in the implementation of recommendations contained in the report on "Our Common Agenda".

With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on Thursday, declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a universal human right. UNIFEED

With 161 votes in favour, 8 abstentions, General Assembly adopts landmark resolution recognizing clean, healthy, sustainable environment as human right.

Opening Economic and Social Council 2023 session, new president says solid policy guidance to address COVID-19, humanitarian challenges among top priorities.

With temperatures expected to remain above normal until the middle of next week, the World Metrological Organization (WMO) warned that heatwaves are and will occur more and more frequently. The pattern is linked to the observed warming of the planet that can be attributed to human activity, raising serious concerns for the planet’s future. UNTV CH

The United Nations’ General Assembly held a High-Level Thematic Debate entitled a “Moment for Nature”, with the goal of keeping the 1.5 degrees target alive, and rapidly accelerate the implementation of the SDGs for sustainable and resilient COVID-19 recoveries. UNIFEED

With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment for Nature’ debate to examine the interconnected environmental threats hampering efforts to achieve sustainable development.

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said, “the multiple crises we are experiencing are a wake-up call for the much needed often absent solidarity, adding that to turn crises into an opportunity, “the key lies in the required transitions in renewable energy, food systems and digital connectivity – and in investment in human capital, financing the opportunities.” UNIFEED

The Secretary-General is in Suriname on a two day visit with a focus on the impacts by climate change on the environment and biodiversity. On Saturday morning, the Secretary-General visited the indigenous village of Pierre Kondre, located some 67 kilometres south of the capital Paramaribo and surrounded by 9,000 hectares of forest. UNIFEED