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UNEP’s Faith for Earth Initiative, in partnership with the United Religions Initiative (URI), launched an innovative training in 2021 to bring interfaith and intra-faith communities and institutions together around climate action: The Faith for…
Islamabad, 4 June 2021 – Inclusive wealth, a measure of Pakistan’s prosperity and sustainability that accounts for social, economic and environmental factors has been on the rise consistently since 1992, a new UN…
Food plays cultural and spiritual roles for Muslims. The Qur’an makes special references to pure and lawful food and to the principles of balance, justice and health. However, our current extractive approach to food and development have led to…
While the Summer has not officially started, the heat of faith and interfaith activities have started to be felt across the globe. Last year might have been the hottest year in record, but this year certainly it is one of the hottest years for the…
Today Izabella Teixeira (former Environment Minister of Brazil) and Janez Potočnik (former European Commissioner for Environment and Science) are colleagues as Co-Chairs of the UNEP/International Resource Panel. A decade ago, they became friends as…
Together we can create changeمعاً نستطيع صنع التغيير🌍🙌#FoodWaste@samidimassi_UN@UNEP@UNEP_Arabic @UNICManama@UNICBeirut@sce_bh#AUBFAFS pic.twitter.com/m9K34MMC7B — UN Environment Programme West Asia (@…
A stroll along the beaches of Watamu, Kenya used to mean navigating a sea of garbage, including piles of plastic water bottles. The trash marred what was otherwise an idyllic setting on the Indian Ocean – and it…
Baghdad/Geneva, 4 May 2021 - Mosul – Iraq’s second largest city – suffered massive devastation during the conflict with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). An estimated 7-8 million tonnes of debris was…
Panama, April 21, 2021 – A new study by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) shows that integrating the energy transition as part of the post-COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans will trigger significant…
931 million tonnes of food – or 17 per cent of all food – end up in the trash without being eaten. From landfills it contributes to global warming while straining local government funds. COVID-19 has impacted our food consumption and a ‘build back…
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