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

The 5th UN Environment Assembly concluded today in Nairobi with 14 resolutions to strengthen actions for nature to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) today in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024.

Today, the gavel came down on a historic resolution at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) in Nairobi to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024.

Germany has become the first country to answer a call for wealthy nations to contribute their “fair share” towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday.

Delegates were looking to advance a global agreement on plastic pollution, among a series of draft resolutions on biodiversity and health, green economy, and circularity, as the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly kicked off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday. Ministers of environment and other representatives from over 170 nations […]

From forests to farmlands to oceans, ecosystems provide the natural resources that underpin the global economy.

Daily coverage of events for the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) taking place online and in Nairobi from 28 February – 2 March 2022.

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is a rallying cry to heal our planet.

Pollution is a blight on our air, our land and our water.