UNDP has teamed up with PlanetPlay to launch Play2Act, leveraging the video gaming community to address the climate issues.

United Nations talks on getting money to curb and adapt to climate change resumed Monday with hope that negotiators and ministers can work through disagreements and agree on a deal. That hope comes ...

Icelandic architect Arnhildur Pálmadóttir has successfully designed houses with only 40% of the carbon footprint of comparable conventional buildings. Her efforts to improve sustainability in the ...

In relation to COP29, I ask you to instruct your ministers and negotiators to make sure they agree on a new ambitious climate finance goal this year. Failure is not an option. It might compromise the ...

Denmark, Finland and Norway announced additional contributions to the SOFF UN fund. SOFF is now capitalized with more than USD 100 million from 12 pioneer funders. The Systematic Observations ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes the Swedish government’s pledge of SEK 8 billion (USD 763 million) for the Fund’s second replenishment. Sweden has been a long-term contributor to GCF, supporting ...

I will appeal to the sense of responsibility of all G20 countries. Now is the time for leadership by example from the world’s largest economies and emitters. Failure is not an option. A successful ...

It is a pleasure to join you. We need every country to prepare and submit ambitious new national climate action plans – or NDCs – by COP30 next year, as promised. These must align with 1.5 degrees, ...

The Swedish NGO Barnfonden, the Spanish NGO Educo and the Italian NGO WeWorld are launching the initiative Grow the Future to make children affected by environment and climate crisis part of the ...

“I thank you, President Aliyev, the COP President, Mukhtar Babayev, and the Government of Azerbaijan for your welcome and hospitality.

© UNICEF/Dar Al Mussawir - People gather around a bombed building in a southern suburb of Beirut. UNRWA confirmed another six staff have been killed, bringing the ...

I am pleased to read a statement today, on behalf of Secretary-General [Antonio Gutieres], who unfortunately could not make the session. 1,000 days of wide-spread destruction have passed since the ...