Tag:United Nations

Renewable Energy

UN agencies support the Just Energy Transition in Asia

A group of UN agencies designed to accelerate the phase-down of coal is working on ways to help societies wean themselves off coal in...

Michael Simire - June 23, 2022

Climate Change

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...

Michael Simire - June 19, 2022

Climate Change

Stockholm+50: UN acknowledges that fossil fuels are a threat to humanity

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, released the latest iteration of its draft text that will form the basis...

Michael Simire - May 31, 2022

Human Welfare

UN warns of worsening drought in Horn of Africa in four decades

The United Nations (UN) top relief official has warned of the worsening drought in the Horn of Africa region which has already affected more...

Michael Simire - May 17, 2022

Sustainable Devpt

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...

Michael Simire - May 13, 2022

Climate Change

UN joins faith-based initiative for shift towards climate-responsible finance

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Monday, May 9, 2022, joined religious leaders and others in signing a landmark joint appeal for climate-responsible finance...

Michael Simire - May 9, 2022

Human Welfare

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...

Michael Simire - May 5, 2022

Renewable Energy