Global commitment to mercury reduction: UNEP's role in advancing the Minamata convention
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Speech )Mercury has served our industries, our medicines, even our mirrors — yet it has also poisoned rivers, silenced birds, and entered the blood of generations.
New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )A UN Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment of available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement finds that the predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century has only slightly fallen, leaving the world heading for a serious esca
Align Capital with Impact, Unlock Private Support to Advance Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Urges Principles for Responsible Investment Conference
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Principles for Responsible Investment Annual Conference, in São Paulo today
‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s El Fasher falls
Stories & Blogs UN (News )El Fasher has “descended into an even darker hell,” senior UN officials warned on Thursday, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia seized control of the North Darfur capital after a 500-day siege, forcing tens of thousands to flee on foot amid reports
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, a yawning gap in adaptation finance for developing countries is putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk, according to the Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty.
Explore global investment data and changing trends.
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The UNCTAD FDI Explorer shows tracks shifts in global investment flows. Users can explore data by region or economy and compare trends since 1990.
Global trade up 2.5% in second quarter, on track for record highs in 2025.
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Resilient growth continues despite policy uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. Barring major shocks in the final months of the year, global trade is on track to surpass its 2024 record.
‘A pivotal moment to reshape the global economic agenda’ – Rebeca Grynspan.
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Speaking ahead of the 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16), the secretary-general underscored the meeting’s importance amid mounting global uncertainty and inequalities.