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The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for matters related to the environment, with a universal membership of all 193 Member States. It sets...

Nature is staging a comeback: UN recognizes seven World Restoration Flagships UNEP Executive Director announces seven new UN World Restoration Flagships

The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene in October - November 2024. The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving...

At the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, the European Commission is continuing efforts with partner countries to ensure a successful transition to deforestation-free supply chains. The global fight...

The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has today released our latest Impact Report showcasing the Centre’s work in 2022-2023. The...

Accelerating the global agenda on drought: what to expect in the year ahead

Remarks by Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius at the Informal Environment Council

Today marks World Water Day, the UN's international day to acknowledge the global water and sanitation crisis and unite the world to accelerate progress on reducing water insecurity...