New compendium identifies 100 promising forgotten foods for Africa
Africa is paradoxically reliant on imported food and home to a disproportionate share of the world’s hungry while at the same time boasts the potential to be a global breadbasket…
Water Crises Threaten World Peace, UN Raises The Alarm
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2024, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, highlights that tensions over water are exacerbating conflicts worldwide. To preserve peace, States must boost…
39th UN-Water And Partners Hold Biannual Meeting
BY OLANIYI BAMIDELE OLADIMEJI UN-Water Members and Partners gathered at their biannual meeting to discuss how the UN family can “deliver as one” in response to water- and sanitation-related challenges….
How Rich Countries Impact Negatively On Nature To Cause Climate Change – Report
BY OLORUNDARE OLUWASEYI AKINWALE Extraction of the Earth’s natural resources tripled in the past five decades, related to the massive build-up of infrastructure in many parts of the world and…
Landmark UN report reveals shocking state of wildlife
The first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report was launched today by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a UN biodiversity treaty, at…
“Peace is the Missing Piece”: UN Secretary-General on Priorities for 2024
Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA), UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefed Member States on his priorities for 2024. The Secretary-General highlighted “peace in all its dimensions” as his top goal…
European Commission To Recommend Deep CO2 Cuts For 2040 Climate Target
The European Commission is poised to recommend on Tuesday the EU reduces its net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, a target that will test political appetite to continue…
INC- 4: Process Continues Towards International, Legally Binding Instrument On Plastic Pollution
The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), is scheduled to take place from 23 to 29…
Chair of G77 and China in Geneva passes from Tanzania to Cambodia
On 25 January, Cambodia succeeded Tanzania in assuming the chairmanship of the Geneva Chapter of the Group of G77 and China. The bloc, a coalition of 135 developing nations, has…
UNEA-6 Holds In Kenya From 29 Feb – 1 March
BY OLANIYI BAMIDELE OLADIMEJI The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) will take place from 26 February to 1 March at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)…