UNFCCC/Kiara Worth | Midway point press conference in Baku on Monday, 18 November, with COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev (far left), and the Executive Director of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell (second from left). The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio sent a clear signal to […]
UN Biodiversity | COP16 reached the first ever agreement recognising people of African descent and Indigenous Peoples as key drivers in conserving nature. By Greace Vanegas The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded last weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever agreements on nature’s genetic data and on recognising people of […]
We’re so excited to be partnering with Global Voices as we take a delegation of fellows to the World Food Forum in Rome, with our very own Carlisle Richardson. World Food Day is on Oct 16th and marks the ‘right to foods for a better life’ and a better future for all. ‘Foods’ stands for […]
© UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz | UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh along the Blue Line in southwestern Lebanon. (file) By Daniel Dickinson 8 October 2024 The UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has been operating along the “Blue Line” which separates Lebanon and Israel since the 1970s, and its mandate was just renewed for another year by […]
UN Photo/Loey Felipe | Security Council members and delegates huddle for a discussion after emerging from closed consultations following a meeting on the situation in the Middle East in December 2023. (file) By Eileen Travers How does a Security Council resolution get adopted? The 15-member Council is charged with taking action, through resolutions and decisions, on […]
UN Photo/Loey Felipe | A wide view of the General Assembly Hall during the opening of the Summit of the Future. By Vibhu Mishra 22 September 2024 World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow’s generations. The Pact […]