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Near Omar Gona’s house in Djibouti’s Tadjourah city stands a wall three metres high and five metres thick. What might be an eyesore for some is a godsend for the city because the wall holds back the monsoon rains…
The virtual Fifth Session of the UN Environment Assembly ended on Tuesday with a clear message: our fragile planet needs more and it needs it now. More action, more cooperation, more finance, more ambition and more…
A message from Inger Andersen about the United Nations Environment Assembly. UN Member States are gathering virtually this February 22-23 for the Fifth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5). This is the…
Statement prepared for delivery at the closing session of the Fifth UN Environment Assembly Minister Rotevatn, Excellencies, distinguished Ambassadors, Observers, partners and friends, It has been a complex,…
Government representatives, scientists, business leaders, civil society and other stakeholders are using the online session of the the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) (22-23 February 2021) to share knowledge and…
Remarks prepared for the Leadership Dialogues at the Fifth UN Environment Assembly Unless we take action, future generations stand to inherit a hothouse planet with more carbon in the atmosphere than in 800,000…
Speech prepared for delivery at the opening of the Fifth UN Environment Assembly We are meeting at a time of great upheaval. Over one year on, we are still feeling the full impacts of the pandemic. As a result, we…
Three interconnected crises ‒ climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution ‒ are putting global economic and social well-being at risk. They undermine opportunities to reduce poverty and improve lives, and they complicate the response to the…
By Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Even amid a pandemic, 2021 can go down as the year we made peace with nature and set the planet to healing. As COVID-19 upends our lives, a more…
As countries continue to grapple with the consequences of a worldwide pandemic, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) will meet virtually from 22 – 23 February. In its fifth session, UNEA – the world’s…
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