Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief

22 may 2025 - 07:52:10 MA

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically rethink their relationship with nature, warning that biodiversity loss is [...] Full text...

A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero (Feature by UN News)

15 may 2025 - 07:45:39 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now at the forefront of a [...] Full text...

Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

12 may 2025 - 12:05:57 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. [...] Full text...

South Africa participates in Copenhagen Climate Ministerial

07 may 2025 - 11:20:10 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Dr Dion George, South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, will represent the nation at the Copenhagen [...] Full text...

Speaking up for the planet – At what cost?

26 april 2025 - 07:44:29 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – “As we celebrate Earth Day this week, we’re reminded that protecting the planet begins with protecting those who defend [...] Full text...

Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns (By Laura Quinones, UN News)

25 april 2025 - 05:28:18 MA

New York, US (PANA) - As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – long among the world’s most [...] Full text...

World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30

23 april 2025 - 20:16:52 WA

New York, US PANA) - At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought [...] Full text...

Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds

23 april 2025 - 05:11:55 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the [...] Full text...

Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change

23 april 2025 - 05:02:24 MA

New York, US (PANA) - City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle [...] Full text...

Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief

17 april 2025 - 05:35:53 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on [...] Full text...

UN members gather to discuss the international pact on protection of the high seas

15 april 2025 - 14:20:02 AR

New York. USA (PANA) - This week, delegates from around the world gather in New York to discuss what has been called one of the [...] Full text...

Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions

12 april 2025 - 06:25:41 MA

London, UK (PANA) - After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, setting [...] Full text...

Some 47 million health workers and advocates call for cleaner air to curb pollution deaths

29 march 2025 - 05:23:57 MA

Cartagena, Colombia (PANA) - Over 50 countries, cities, and organisations pledged new commitments on Thursday to tackle air pollution, protect public health, and help halve [...] Full text...

Unsustainable fashion, textiles focus on International Day of Zero Waste 2025

28 march 2025 - 11:04:52 AR

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a [...] Full text...

Cleaner Air is within reach by 2040: New WB report

28 march 2025 - 09:03:00 AR

Washington, DC, United Sates (PANA) - The number of people exposed to dangerously high level of air pollution could be halved by 2040 with targeted [...] Full text...

Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns (By By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)

28 march 2025 - 07:45:50 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of clothing either incinerated or [...] Full text...

‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum

26 march 2025 - 19:12:53 MA

Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy [...] Full text...

Fostering community resilience: A lifeline for the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Laurent Corroyer

26 march 2025 - 08:27:56 AR

Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - When devastating floods swept through the Central Africa Republic (CAR) in August 2024, thousands of families lost their homes [...] Full text...

UN Chief urges all countries to invest in climate early warning systems

23 march 2025 - 10:31:28 MA

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all countries to invest in climate early warning systems, warning that the “dark predictions” [...] Full text...

Climate change: Paris Agreement goals still within reach, says UN chief

19 march 2025 - 07:30:30 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely to be irreversible for centuries [...] Full text...

Countries spend more money paying off debt than fighting climate change

12 march 2025 - 07:50:11 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some developing countries are spending more money on repaying their external debt than on combating climate change, an independent UN expert [...] Full text...

Climate change: La Niña fades, as global heat keeps rising

06 march 2025 - 17:13:16 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be brief, the World Meteorological Organization [...] Full text...

Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use

04 march 2025 - 07:43:37 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry by overfishing, pollution, climate change [...] Full text...

Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost for nature

01 march 2025 - 05:24:09 MA

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s [...] Full text...

Farmers must be at the heart of biodiversity action - FAO chief

26 february 2025 - 07:39:06 MA

Rome, Italy (PANA) - “Without the farmers, it is only political policy without implementation” – that was the stark message delivered by the UN Food [...] Full text...

World Resources Institute, World Bank present landmark assessment of nature-based solutions in Africa

19 february 2025 - 11:57:34 AR

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new report by World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Bank, with contributions from the African Development Bank (AfDB), provides [...] Full text...

UN environment agency calls for urgent action on ‘triple planetary crisis’

18 february 2025 - 18:06:26 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, warning that [...] Full text...

Uganda gets new border market protected from extreme flooding near border with South Sudan

17 february 2025 - 18:10:22 AO

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, northern Uganda, with financial support of the European Union and [...] Full text...

UK High Court set to hear suit by Nigerian communities against Shell over pollution

10 february 2025 - 11:14:04 MA

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UK High Court will from 13 February to 10 March 2025 hear a case in a suit brought by of Nigerian [...] Full text...

January was the warmest on record: WMO

07 february 2025 - 05:32:17 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched [...] Full text...

US to pull out of Paris Agreement 27 January next year

29 january 2025 - 05:38:21 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The United States has officially notified the Secretary-General of its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, effective 27 January 2026, [...] Full text...

As heat records fall, experts call for reductions in this often-overlooked greenhouse gas

17 january 2025 - 08:30:19 AR

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Last week, several prominent scientific organisations confirmed what had been predicted for months: 2024 was the hottest year on record. This sparked [...] Full text...

Tropical cyclone recovery under way in Mozambique, says OCHA

17 january 2025 - 06:51:24 MA

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - UN aid teams in northern Mozambique are doing their utmost to provide help to communities hit by two deadly cyclones in [...] Full text...

Ambitious climate action to reap large dividends for Cape Verde

15 january 2025 - 12:44:16 AR

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Building resilience and accelerating a low-carbon transition are central to Cape Verde’s sustainable development strategy, according to the newly launched [...] Full text...

2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency

11 january 2025 - 09:08:26 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)  confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at [...] Full text...

South Africa: 18 dead as severe weather hits Durban

07 january 2025 - 12:49:04 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province is experiencing severe weather conditions and disaster management teams have been placed on high alert.Motorists [...] Full text...

The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025 (By Conor Lennon, UN News)

30 december 2024 - 08:18:06 MA

Belém, Brazil (PANA) - The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the climate crisis in November 2025, [...] Full text...

UN World Court concludes landmark hearings on States’ responsibility for climate change

23 december 2024 - 19:49:49 WA

New York, US (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held historic hearings from 2 to 13 December addressing States’ obligations under international law [...] Full text...

African Development Fund approves $9 million grant to strengthen climate resilience in Madagascar

22 december 2024 - 07:25:35 MA

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund – the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's concessional financing window – [...] Full text...

Tropical Cyclone Chido: Mozambican government assesses damage

19 december 2024 - 06:36:32 AR

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An estimated 182,000 people across the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa were affected by Tropical Cyclone Chido after [...] Full text...

Heavy rainfall associated with Cyclone Chido forecast in southern Africa

18 december 2024 - 07:48:11 AR

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - According to estimates shared by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC), Tropical Cyclone Chido has [...] Full text...

Cyclone Chido: Around 90,000 children impacted in Mozambique

18 december 2024 - 05:26:46 MA

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that caused devastation for communities in [...] Full text...

UPDATE: OCHA concerned about impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique

17 december 2024 - 12:51:52 AR

Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCfHA) said on Tuesday it was concerned by the impact of Tropical Cyclone [...] Full text...

Cyclone Chido: Humanitarians rush aid to affected areas

17 december 2024 - 05:06:25 MA

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - After Cyclone Chido made landfall in the French island territory of Mayotte at the weekend, leaving an unknown number of dead [...] Full text...

Tropical Cyclone Chido forecast to bring heavy rains, mudslides in Southern Africa

15 december 2024 - 13:24:42 AR

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is closely monitoring the path of Tropical Cyclone Chido, which is [...] Full text...

UNCCD Sacred Lands Declaration underscores role of Indigenous Peoples in sustainable resource management

15 december 2024 - 06:19:32 MA

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - In a landmark decision, COP16 parties that concluded their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday requested the creation of [...] Full text...

Charting a path for global action on land and drought

15 december 2024 - 05:04:10 MA

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, charting a path for [...] Full text...

Mozambique readies for intense tropical cyclone this weekend

13 december 2024 - 18:50:45 AR

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to make landfall in Pemba (Cabo Delgado) province of Mozambique early on 15 December as an [...] Full text...

Holding the front line against desertification

09 december 2024 - 07:15:59 MA

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and [...] Full text...

‘No life without land’ says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting

06 december 2024 - 15:13:22 MA

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - There can be “no life without healthy land as we cannot survive”, according to an Olympic athlete who has been [...] Full text...