Time to reset our relationship with nature: UN ahead of 5th Environment Assembly
Addressing environmental crises will also help reach sustainable goals such as poverty-alleviation, food and water security and good health, says …
Omicron: What the next few weeks will look like
Social mixing over Christmas is likely to increase infections
Monkeypox in UK: 7 cases reported, 1 with travel history
All seven cases in the UK till now are of the West African clade, a milder version of the virus
Rise of AMR could result in up to 10 million annual deaths by 2050: UN report
Some 24 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty due to rising AMR, the UNEP said
Special Relationship: New Anglo-American energy partnership is Western fossil fuel hypocrisy at its best
Instead of filling the gap left by Russian fossil fuels with renewables, the UK has signed a deal with its traditional transatlantic ally which …
Global treaty to cut plastic production needed urgently: EIA report ahead of UN summit
Over 70 big consumer brands also appeal to reduce plastic production in joint statement
World Water Day 2024: Precious blue liquid is a thin red line between war and peace, says UN report
Sustainable and equitable water management can be a source of peace and prosperity; poverty and conflict can amplify water insecurity, says UN report
Global food systems emissions alone can cause global warming to exceed 1.5°C: CSE report
Food systems emit more than transportation and energy use in buildings
Work with nature, not against it in Anthropocene: Human Development Report
New social norms, improved incentives could usher in a new era for humanity, without human-generated pressures on Earth
Tripling nuclear energy by 2050 will take a miracle, and miracles don’t happen
It is time to abandon the idea that further expanding nuclear technology can help with mitigating climate change
World at risk of hitting 1.5°C tipping point during next five years, warns WMO
There is a 90% likelihood of at least one year between 2021-2025 becoming the warmest on record
It will take 3 centuries to close gender gap completely, warns UN
Several global crises, backlash against women’s reproductive rights may worsen gender disparities
More than 4 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?
Even amid spreading illiberalism and disillusionment about the benefits of a democratic system, there is reason for cautious optimism
UNEA 5.2: Environment ministers call for integrating ecosystem protection with public health policies
UN member states committ to mainstreaming biodiversity, climate change and pollution concerns into all policies at the ministerial declaration …
Will a new and ‘improved’ WTO be in India’s interests
The World Trade Organization needs an overhaul, but the reform will leave even less space for developing nations
TikTok, Microsoft: Govt agendas are driving businesses. Here is what can be done
To ban access of foreign companies, and expect domestic companies and the government to profit profit directly from it, is a dangerous line to cross
UNCCD CoP 14: Experts stress on restoring Sahel region by 2030
The Great Green Wall Initiative aims to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land and create 10 million green jobs by 2030 in the region
Poverty reduction in reverse, far-right populism to blame, says UN 2023 Human Development Report
A ‘democracy paradox’, coupled with a sense of powerlessness & lack of control over government decisions, has fuelled political …
UNEA-6 opens with a call for environmental multilateralism
It is time to put political differences aside, focus on threats facing the planet and embark on the pathway to a sustainable and safe future, …
Climate shocks, conflicts worsen displacement in Mozambique: UNHCR
Mozambique dealing with climate-induced migration in south, conflict-induced migration in north
Delegates at UN Bonn summit adopt new framework to reduce risks from hazardous chemicals
Bonn Declaration that aims to prevent exposure, phase out harmful chemicals also adopted
Most pollution-related workplace deaths in countries with highest GDP: Lancet report
India fares better, ranks 40; United Kingdom worst-performing; United States occupies 18th position
UNEA: Uruguay, Costa Rica back formation of science-policy panel to manage chemicals, waste
The proposed panel on chemicals and waste, is expected to fill the gap between science and policy
What is CoP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit
CoP26 will be a complex process, but it’s how international law and institutions can help solve problems that no single country can fix on …
A week of arrogance and distrust
An interdependent world can’t be an inequitable world. We are seriously off track on many counts, writes Sunita Narain