Key moments from World Environment Day 2025
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )Plastic pollution permeates every corner of the planet—even in our bodies in the form of microplastics. World Environment Day 2025 called for collective action to tackle plastic pollution.
More time needed for plastic pollution treaty
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )“It is clear that divides remain regarding core issues on production, plastic products, finance and voting. The world needs more time to come to full agreement on these critical issues’, said Inger Andersen -UNEP .
A new push to protect water, our most valuable resource
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )Nearly three billion people face water scarcity. Over 90 per cent of disasters are water-related, including drought, desertification, fires and floods.
Making peace with nature through the Global Biodiversity Framework - UNEP COP16 Plenary Statement.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )A plan that, as we implement and interweave it with the Climate Convention, the Desertification Convention, and the Pollution conventions, can truly address that which we refer to as the triple planetary crisis.
Africa Climate Week 2023: Charting a fresh course for climate action
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )As the world grapples with the urgent challenges posed by climate change, ACW will address this pressing crisis through cooperation and forward-thinking initiatives to drive transformative change.
UNOAU supports the AUC FPAT in Freetown
Stories & Blogs UNAOU (News )The UNOAU supported the African Union Commission (AUC) Formed Police Assessment Team (FPAT) in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to assess state of readiness of the Sierra Leonean Formed Police Unit (FPU) 5, prior to its deployment to the African Union Transition M
UNOAU supports AU PSOD in the PDV of Burundian and Ugandan Helicopters for ATMIS
Stories & Blogs UNAOU (News )UNOAU staff supported the conduct of a Pre-deployment Verification (PDV) of two attack and two utility helicopters from Burundi, as well as two attack helicopters from Uganda.
AU and UN sign two agreements to enhance operational partnership
Stories & Blogs UNAOU (News )these agreements include a Memorandum of Intent Concerning Cooperation in Operational Support and a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Implementation of the Knowledge and Expertise Exchange Programme (KEEP).