UN Women calls for a strong Gender Action Plan at COP30 to keep gender equality as a central pillar for climate action
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenNov 10, 2025(Media Advisory )UN Women is calling for the adoption of a transformative, well-funded, and accountable Gender Action Plan (GAP)
UNHCR calls for urgent international support to advance solutions for Sahel’s forcibly displaced.
Stories & Blogs UNHCROct 10, 2025(News )About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring countries.
Africa’s critical minerals poised to power global green energy transition.
Stories & Blogs Africa RenewalOct 07, 2025(Article )At Africa Climate Summit 2025 leaders called for positioning of Africa to reap from its vast resources through value addition rather than continue with raw extraction.
Press briefing by UN Women on the severe food insecurity crisis in Sudan
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenAug 05, 2025(Press Briefing )Remarks by Salvator Nkurunziza, UN Women Representative in Sudan, speaking at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from Port Sudan.
Youth leading local change: From climate justice to gender equality
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenAug 04, 2025(News )“Climate justice isn’t just about emissions. It’s about power, territory, and who gets to live with dignity,” says Tsuyama, UN Women.
Press briefing by UN Women on the situation of women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenFeb 04, 2025(Press Briefing )Sofia Calltorp, Chief of Humanitarian Action at UN Women and Director of the Geneva Office spoke at the Palais des Nations on the ongoing crisis in DRC and its impact on women and girls.
“Refugees for Climate Action” network launched at COP29 to champion displaced communities fighting climate change
Stories & Blogs UNHCRNov 14, 2024(Press Release )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, unveiled today the “Refugees for Climate Action” network, an initiative designed to amplify the voices of displaced communities in the global climate debate.
Refugee activists at COP29 call for funding and support to withstand climate threats
Stories & Blogs UNHCRNov 14, 2024(Story )Forcibly displaced people attending the global climate summit in Azerbaijan have been calling on decision makers to address gaps in climate finance.
Climate change fuels deadly conflict in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
Stories & Blogs UNHCRNov 12, 2024(Story )As world leaders gather at the COP29 summit, climate change has reduced the availability of natural resources in Nigeria, aggravating clashes between communities in Benue State and displacing some half a million people.
Climate crisis fuels flooding and deepens displacement.
Stories & Blogs UNHCRMay 22, 2024(Story )Climate change is fuelling flooding and other forms of extreme weather, causing fresh displacement and making life even harder for people already uprooted from their homes.