This is the world’s top environmental decision-making body attended by government leaders, businesses, civil society and environmental activists.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on manufacturers to prioritize contracts with the UN-led equitable vaccines initiative, COVAX, declaring that it’s “not a matter of charity, it’s a matter of epidemiology”.

During this time of “crisis and fragility”, the UN chief told the United Nations Environment Assembly on Monday that human well-being and prosperity can be vastly improved by prioritizing nature-based solutions.

On the opening day of a new UN Human Rights Council session on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his “full support to the people of Myanmar”, three weeks after the military takeover that has brought thousands out onto the streets in protest.

Government representatives, scientists, business leaders, civil society and other stakeholders are using the online session of the the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) (22-23 February 2021) to share knowledge and ideas on how they are implementing policies and approaches that protect the environment, encourage nature-based solutions, promote sustainable production and are helping create green jobs and eradicate poverty.

Unless we take action, future generations stand to inherit a hothouse planet with more carbon in the atmosphere than in 800,000 years.

Making the announcement on the margins of the virtual Fifth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), Pakistan’s Adviser to Prime Minister and Minister of Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam, joined UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen to acknowledge the urgency of preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of ecosystems worldwide.

We are meeting at a time of great upheaval.

Welcome to the launch of the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE).

The Climate Risks team within FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Environment and Biodiversity (OCB) has developed a climate risk screening system to climate-proof programmes and projects and ensure they comply with the highest international standards from concept to final evaluation.