On a chilly December day in 1972, the United Nations General Assembly passed what is formally known as UN-Resolution 2997.

A series of framed certificates and mementoes hang on the back wall of Donald Kaniaru’s home office, celebrating careers with both the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Government of Kenya.

If we act on the triple planetary crisis, we protect human health and reduce the pressure on healthcare systems.

Alerting that over one billion people aged 12 to 35, risking losing their hearing due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other high volume recreational noise, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new international safety advice on Wednesday to tackle the rising threat of hearing loss.

In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global rates of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25 per cent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

Everyone must commit to preserving the Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,” the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Wildlife Day.

On day seven of the Ukraine crisis, UN-led efforts to ramp up support to the country’s embattled health workers have continued.

On 3 March, World Wildlife Day (WWD) will be celebrated under the theme “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”.

Your Excellency Félix Moloua, Prime Minister, Head of Government of the Central African Republic

Video excerpt from a speech given by Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme.