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Floods, droughts, heatwaves, extreme storms, wildfires going from bad to worse – Guterres

The number of weather, climate and water-related disasters has increased by a factor of five over the past 50 years. Floods, droughts, heatwaves, extreme storms...

UN chief calls for global response to catastrophic floods in Pakistan

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Friday, September 9, 2022, urged the world to rally in support of Pakistan as he arrived in the country...

G20: UN chief names climate emergency among areas for urgent multilateral action

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, July 9, 2022, outlined three areas for urgent multilateral action, namely the growing climate emergency; the food, energy...

Fossil fuels will only deliver ‘climate chaos,’ UN chief warns

UN Secretary General, António Guterres, says the current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up a finite number of resources, such...

SDGs in peril due to overseas aid cuts, says UN Chief

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments will have “direct, negative impacts” on the ability of the...

UN to mobilise additional $321m to address humanitarian crisis in Nigeria

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Gutteres, says the organisation will be mobilising an additional $321 million in support of Nigeria’s efforts to...

We cannot afford greenwashing, Guterres warns at Net-Zero Expert Group meeting

As part of the UN’s climate action efforts, the Secretary-General’s Net-Zero Expert Group met for the first time on Wednesday, on a mission to...

UN Secretary-General in Maiduguri, visits rehabilitation centre, IDP camp

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on a visit to Nigeria on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Maiduguri, visited a rehabilitation centre for...

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AGN Chair echoes need for Africa to translate strong climate negotiating positions into powerful outcomes

Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN), Nana Dr. Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, has acknowledged Africa’s strong...
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Stakeholders back Lagos toilet drive, stress sustainability

Stakeholders have described the provision of public toilets by the Lagos State Government as a positive step toward ending...

Wildlife trafficking: NESREA, partners apprehend wanted suspect

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has apprehended a suspected wildlife trafficker, Shamsideen Abubakar, after five...

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Stakeholders back Lagos toilet drive, stress sustainability

Stakeholders have described the provision of public toilets by...