Global commitment to mercury reduction: UNEP's role in advancing the Minamata convention
Stories & Blogs UNEPNov 03, 2025(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.
Amid global tensions, environmental multilateralism continues to deliver.
Stories & Blogs UNEPJun 24, 2025(Speech )“Amid growing conflict, geopolitical tensions and fears of backsliding on global commitments, we are of course all deeply concerned,” said Inger Andersen.
Invest in climate adaptation – before disaster strikes.
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJun 06, 2025(IFPRI Blog )As global temperatures rise and climate-related disasters become more frequent, the need to adapt is rapidly increasing.
WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
Stories & Blogs WMOJan 10, 2025(Report )
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets.
Deforestation-free value chains must not shut out small producers
Stories & Blogs ITCJun 12, 2024(Speech )Deputy Executive Director Dorothy Tembo delivered her opening remarks at the Deforestation-Free Value Chains Roundtable, part of the WTO’s Committee on Trade and Environment session.
UNDP Statement on the launch of the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund
Stories & Blogs UNDPAug 24, 2023(Speech )The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) commends the Global Environment Facility for the swift creation of a dedicated financing mechanism for worldwide nature conservation, the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund.