The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) were formerly part of the South East Asia and the Pacific (SEAP) Network. In November 2008, at the 56th Meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the ...

COP17 must deliver a strong Yerevan Pathway through cooperation, finance and biodiversity action to implement global goals on.

Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, called for global backing of the Yerevan Platform to protect mountain and freshwater ecosystems and boost biodiversity action.

Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, urged stronger laws and action to halt deforestation, keep forests standing and advance global biodiversity, climate and restoration goals.

Antimicrobial resistance or AMR is considered one of the top global public health problems. It also poses an urgent and critical threat to animal and plant health, food security and economic ...

The eighth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-8) will take place from 6 to 10 December 2027 at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEA-8 will be preceded by the eighth ...

Explore, connect and collaborateThroughout the first International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals, dedicated thematic spaces will offer participants opportunities to connect, exchange ...

The Committee of Permanent Representatives, in accordance with Governing Council decision 19/32, comprises accredited representatives of all the States Members of the United Nations, of the ...

Nairobi, 27 March 2025 – Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on waste in the fashion and textiles industry, ...

With global temperature rise set to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, urgent and stringent cuts to greenhouse emissions are needed to minimize the magnitude and duration of overshoot and ...

For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report released today. It ...

, in a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, Actions on air quality: a global summary of policies and programmes to reduce air pollution, is based on recent survey data from ...