New York/IBNS: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has issued an urgent appeal for $186 million to provide lifesaving protection and assistance in the Sahel amidst fears that the conflict in the vast African region – exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic – will spread.
Mitigating climate change impacts vital for sustainable future, Somali leader urges UN Assembly
New York, Sept 23(Just Earth News): Noting that countries across the globe – including his own – continue to pay a dear price for acts of terrorism and violent extremism, the Prime Minister of Somalia urged global leaders to “spare no effort†to neutralize the growth and influence of terrorist groups.
Climate change requires most urgent mitigation measures, African leaders tell UN Assembly
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): Citing the spate of recent devastating hurricanes, African leaders – from small island States to larger landlocked countries – mounted the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to call for urgent measures to mitigate the effects of climate change.
As climate change makes bad weather worse, countries must strengthen resilience, UN officials urge
New York, Sept 19(Just Earth News): Noting the ever-increasing impact of extreme weather events, top United Nations officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres and Miroslav LajÄák, the President of the General Assembly on Monday urged efforts to boost resilience and strengthen damage mitigation measures.
Climate change threatens agricultural trade in Pacific Rim economies, UN agency warns
New York, Aug 25(Just Earth News): With global warming expected to significantly impact future yields in countries located closer to the equator, the United Nations agriculture agency is calling on Asia-Pacific economies to take a leading role in adaptation and mitigation.
FEATURE: Climate change and the world’s oceans
New York, June 6(Just Earth News): The vital link between oceans and climate change is among the issues at the forefront of discussions at the United Nations Ocean Conference taking place in New York from 5 to 9 June.
New York, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Patricia Espinosa as the new Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in May this year.
UN warns of more heatwave deaths as climate change pushes up temperatures
New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): Warning of a possible rise in heatwave deaths due to climate change, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Thursday called for measures to reduce mortality from this natural hazard.
2016 on pace to be hottest year ever as climate change trends reach ‘new climax’– UN
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): Global temperatures for the first six months of this year reached new highs, setting 2016 on track to be the hottest-ever on record, the United Nations weather agency said on Thursday.
UN chief invites leaders to fast-track ratification of Paris climate deal
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging world leaders to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change and speed up the process to restrict greenhouse gas emissions.
Ban urges burden-sharing, solidarity to combat effects of El Niño and mitigate climate change
New York, July 20 (Just Earth News): The lives and livelihoods of more than 60 million people around the world have been turned upside down by the extreme weather events linked to the El Niño phenomenon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said, calling for a scaled-up, unprecedented response that goes beyond humanitarian action.
UN hails ambitious Canada-Mexico-US partnership to fight climate change, reduce disaster risk
New York, July 4 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Monday hailed as “a major breakthrough†a recent announcement by Canada, Mexico and the United States that they will take sweeping action to achieve 50 per cent clean power generation by 2025 and cooperate on reducing disaster risk.
New York, May 27 (Just Earth News): United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson stressed on Thursday the need for Member States to redouble efforts at prevention – whether to combat climate change, build resilience or address potential conflict flashpoints before they reach a tipping point.
In Seychelles, Ban calls for global action on climate change and easing humanitarian suffering
New York, May 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Small States like Seychelles have served as a “magnifying lens†for many issues that all nations must face, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the National Assembly on Sunday, calling for the archipelago's continued support as the UN tackles three critical challenges: climate change, global sustainability and easing humanitarian suffering.
New York, May 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The problems facing our planet – climate change, poverty and insecurity – will only be solved through a global, multilateral response, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday as he began an official visit to the Seychelles, a small island nation with “big ideas,†having shown leadership on climate action, environmental protection and the fight against maritime crime.