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Heat waves put older persons at high risk, warns UN report

As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the new normal”, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns of heightened health risks for older persons...

UN laments heatwave in Northern hemisphere, underscores early warning alerts

UN weather experts have said that the blistering early-summer heatwave that brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a worrying sign...

Desertification and Drought Day: Nations urged to unlock trillion-dollar land restoration economy 

If we continue business as usual, land almost the size of South America (16 million square kilometres) will show continued degradation by 2050. Yet, bringing 1.5...

Hunger crisis deepens in global hotspots as famine rises, UN warns

United Nations on Monday, June 16, 2025, reported that extreme hunger is intensifying in 13 global hot spots, with Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti,...

UN reaffirms support for Nigeria’s environmental protection

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Mohamed Fall, has reiterated the organisation’s commitment to supporting Nigeria in tackling plastic pollution to strengthen...

UN recognises World Restoration Flagships in East Africa, Mexico, Spain

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this...

UN, partners join forces to advance transformative financial architecture for the ocean

A collective of United Nations agencies and global partners on Sunday, June 8, 2025, launched the co-design process for One Ocean Finance - a bold...

UN, France, Brazil launch ’10 years of the Paris Agreement’ commemorative logo

In light of the upcoming 10th anniversary of the historic adoption of the Paris Agreement, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for the Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests,...

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New report exposes Europe’s offshore wind infrastructure gaps

Europe’s offshore wind pipeline totals 411 GW across 386 projects, yet infrastructure gaps threaten delivery timelines. The bulk of...
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Green investment key to unlocking Africa’s potential amid climate challenges – Ethiopia’s Planning, Dev’t Minister

Unlocking green investment is vital for Africa, which has been emerging as a land of opportunity and hope for...

Feast of consequences: Why Nigeria should stop eating its ocean future

A dramatic scene unfolded in June 2024 on the shore of Okpoama Community in Brass Local Government Area of...

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New report exposes Europe’s offshore wind infrastructure gaps

Europe’s offshore wind pipeline totals 411 GW across 386...
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