New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections
Stories & Blogs UNEPNov 04, 2025(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
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.
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
Stories & Blogs UNEPOct 29, 2025(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.
People-centered AI in education: Five lessons from the Global South.
Stories & Blogs World BankAug 28, 2025(Blog )In just six weeks, secondary school students in Edo, Nigeria participating in an after-school program combining AI tutoring with teacher guidance, achieved learning gains of 0.31 standard deviations, equivalent to roughly 1.5–2 years of typical schooling.
Why economic inequality matters for development
Stories & Blogs World BankAug 20, 2025(World Bank Blog )Decreasing high levels of inequality can spur economic development, strengthen human capital, and speed up poverty reduction.
More time needed for plastic pollution treaty
Stories & Blogs UNEPAug 15, 2025(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 .
Private capital for infrastructure: Resilience amid uncertainty, urgency amid gaps
Stories & Blogs World BankAug 14, 2025(Blog )As the global economy continues to adapt to macroeconomic shifts, infrastructure investment remains a critical driver of job creation, long-term development opportunities and resilience.
Exploring How Zambia Can Leverage Energy Transition Minerals (ETM) for Economic Transformation
Stories & Blogs World BankAug 12, 2025(News )Zambia's economy showed resilience in 2024, expanding by 4% despite challenges such as drought and power outages, largely due to growth in the mining sector and services.
Green Climate Fund and UNEP boost climate adaptation with USD 120 million for new projects.
Stories & Blogs UNEPJul 02, 2025(Press Release )The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over USD 120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the Maldives, and Mauritania.
UN and Partners Join Forces to Advance a Transformative Financial Architecture for the Ocean.
Stories & Blogs UNEPJun 08, 2025(Press Release )A collective of United Nations agencies and global partners today launched the co-design process for One Ocean Finance.