World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
Stories & Blogs UNApr 23, 2025(UN Story )At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries.
WFP races to support new Congolese arrivals in Burundi as aid operations become stretched to the limit
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 24, 2025(WFP News )The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has rapidly mobilized additional assistance in Burundi to support the large influx of families fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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.