July 19, 2022
Africa: 'Moment for Nature' Essential to Beat Back Threats, Spur Climate Action
With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a 'Moment for Nature' debate on Tuesday to… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Africa: UN and Partners Meet to Address 'Critical' State of Global Food Crisis
Scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid said on… Read more »
July 17, 2022
Kenya: Bringing the Coral Reefs Back to Life
A small, quiet village in Kenya has found a new purpose in the fishing industry through a successful marine coral conservation project, the first of its kind in the Marine… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Africa: UN Ocean Conference Ends With Call for Greater Ambition and Global Commitment to Address Dire State of the Ocean
Following a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the UN Ocean Conference concluded on Friday, with governments and heads of state agreeing on a new political… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Africa: A Visionary 'Blue Transformation' Strategy to Enhance Underwater Food Systems
Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Africa: Sustainable Blue Economy Critical to Small Countries and Coastal Populations
With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world's population living at or near a coast, the second day of the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon focused on… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: Tackling Marine Pollution - Individual Action is Key to Ocean Restoration
On Monday, thousands of people gathered at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, for the first day of the long-awaited UN Ocean Conference. Riding on the global momentum generated by… Read more »
Africa: Guterres Outlines Four Recommendations to Help Us All 'Save Our Ocean' #AfricaClimateCrisis
At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to commit and unite around the protection and… Read more »
June 26, 2022
Africa: Youth Are the Generation That Will Help Save Our Ocean and Our Future, Says UN Chief
The world must do more to stop the dramatic decline in ocean health, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, urging young people gathered in Carcavelos,… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Africa: World Must 'Change Track' to Protect Oceans From Climate Crisis - Guterres
The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the premise behind the UN Ocean Decade and it will be in the spotlight during several… Read more »
June 17, 2022
Africa: World Has 'Gambled On Fossil Fuels and Lost', Warns Guterres
The current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up a finite amount of resources, such as fossil fuels, will only deliver a "permanent triple whammy of… Read more »
June 11, 2022
Africa: Maritime Students Send Special SOS to Upcoming UN Ocean Conference
At first, they look like bright spots of white casting shadows on a lush green lawn. As the drone camera swoops into the sky, it becomes clear that these are people - more than 200… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Africa: Let's Care for Our Oceans Together, Urge Co-Hosts of UN Conference on #WorldOceansDay
World Oceans Day marked on 8 June, reminds us of the significant role oceans have in everyday life. Moreover, the 2022 theme - Revitalization: collective action for the ocean -… Read more »
June 06, 2022
Africa: 'We Can Do Better, We Must' Declares Departing UN Climate Change Chief
The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to lay the groundwork for a successful COP27, due to take place in the Egyptian coastal… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Stockholm+50 Issues Call for Urgent Environmental and Economic Transformation
The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently address global environmental concerns, and for a just transition to… Read more »
June 04, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Worst Drought Threatens 'Deadly Consequences' for Women
Women and girls face "deadly consequences" in the Somali region of Ethiopia due to the worst drought conditions for forty years, according to the United Nations Population Fund,… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Africa: Video Games for Climate Action - Winning Solutions for the Planet
From climate and environment themed videogames to special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN or Angry Birds,… Read more »
Africa: Make Tobacco Industry Accountable for Environmental Damage - UN Health Agency
The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable for the destruction it causes, declared the World Health Organization (WHO) on… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Africa: Five Things You Should Know About the UN Ocean Conference
The Ocean is the planet's largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger. The second UN Ocean Conference, due to… Read more »
Africa: 'Think Resilience' to Protect Against Climate and Other Catastrophes
More countries must "think resilience", and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems to reduce risks from an increasing number of disasters across the world, a UN disaster… Read more »
May 12, 2022
Africa: World 'At a Crossroads' As Droughts Increase Nearly a Third in a Generation
Humanity is "at a crossroads" when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen "urgently, using every tool we can", said the head of the UN… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Africa: UN Marks First Ever International Day Spotlighting Women Working in the Maritime Industry
The first ever International Day for Women in Maritime kicked off its inaugural celebration on Wednesday with a seminar to "take stock and identify areas where improvement is… Read more »
Africa: 'Lifeline' of Renewable Energy Can Steer World Out of Climate Crisis - Guterres
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during 2021, while some glaciers reached the point of no return, according… Read more »
May 12, 2022
Africa: UN Spotlights Plant Health, Crucial for Boosting Food Security Worldwide
On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation to boost food… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Africa: Dialogue and Cooperation Needed for 'Interlinked Global Crises' - UN Chief Says
The world is facing "multiple and interlinked global crises," the UN chief told journalists in Austria on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Chancellor Karl Nehammer… Read more »