Results of the consultations are captured in the report Strengthening Actions for Nature in North America: Regional Inputs for UNEA-5.

Investors considering climate change projects have found the lack of both global standards and the systematic use of climate change data and information to be major obstacles to informed decision-making.

A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel issued its first guidance on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, saying that it should ideally be given to people in two separate doses, 28 days apart.

People, including children and indigenous communities, are increasingly turning to the courts to compel governments and businesses to respect and accelerate commitments on climate change.

Nairobi, 26 January 2021 – Climate litigation cases have spiked in recent years, making the courtroom increasingly relevant to efforts to address climate change around the world.

The sheer scale of the numbers involved in the COVID-19 pandemic can “make us numb to what they represent”, the UN health agency chief said on Monday, reminding journalists in his latest briefing, that each one stands for “a person, a story”.

The Sri Lankan Government should end its policy of compulsorily cremating victims of COVID-19, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.

The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change adaptation and resilience building programmes, so they can offer real and lasting protection against the impact of major events such as droughts, floods and rising sea-levels.

Every September, on International Coastal Cleanup Day in Jamaica, plastic is the most collected material.

A young woman scientist in Burkina Faso is researching the role of micro-organisms in fighting desertification in the Sahel Region, as part of a UN programme to restore degraded land in Africa.