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Pollution fills the skyline of the Chinese city of Shanghai at dusk.
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Improving air quality ‘key’ to confronting global environmental crises

2 September 2021
Climate and Environment

With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday underscores that improved air quality is “key to tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste”.

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UN News

No Denying It episode 2: Edward Norton Introduces Nzambi Matee

2 September 2021
Climate and Environment

In the second episode of the UN climate action podcast, No Denying It, actor Edward Norton introduces Nzambi Matee, a young Kenyan entrepreneur, who is rethinking how waste is managed and reused, with the aim of building a better society.

A vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is launched in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the vaccines received through the COVAX initiative.
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Vaccine inequity causes ‘dangerous divergence’ in COVID survival rates

27 August 2021
Health

The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is progressing at “two alarmingly different speeds”, UN agency leaders said in a statement on Friday, noting that less than two per cent of adults are fully vaccinated in most low-income countries compared to almost 50 per cent in high-‑income nations. 

 

Migrant girls and boys attend soccer school on weekends where they receive support to improve their socialization and have more opportunities for integration into their host communities.
IOM Costa Rica/Allen Ulloa

More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF

27 August 2021
Migrants and Refugees

More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside their country of birth in 2020 and an additional 23.3 million displaced internally, according to a new report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published on Friday.

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UN News

No Denying It episode 1: Ezra Miller Introduces Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm

26 August 2021
Climate and Environment

In the first episode of the No Denying It climate action podcast series, actor Ezra Miller introduces Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm, of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Canada, who is helping Arctic communities to become more sustainable.

No Denying It, The UN climate action podcast
UN News

Climate solutions, changemakers, and celebrities: major UN podcast series launched

25 August 2021
Climate and Environment

The UN launches No Denying It, a new 10-part climate action podcast, on Thursday, featuring interviews with inspiring young activists, and the voices of internationally renowned celebrities, such as actors Ed Norton and Michelle Yeoh.

Civilians pass a burning automobile following a suicide car bombing.in Mosul, Iraq,
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UN to survivors, victims of terrorism: ‘You are not alone’

20 August 2021
Peace and Security

Survivors of terrorism joined UN officials in hosting a virtual high-level event marking the fourth annual International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism on Friday, emphasizing the need for connection, solidarity and continued vigilance against the ever-shifting terrorist threat.

 

Millions of people in Bangladesh have been impacted by climate shocks, like flooding.
WFP/Sayed Asif Mahmud

Race is on to limit extreme weather impact on most vulnerable: Guterres  

19 August 2021
Humanitarian Aid

As the global aid community marked World Humanitarian Day on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres paid tribute to all those who help people in need and urged support for the day’s #TheHumanRace campaign, which aims to protect the most vulnerable people from the climate emergency.  

Rainbow after a storm in Croatia.
WMO/Zrinka Balabanic

Minorities are 'key partners' in saving planet's biodiversity – UN expert

19 August 2021
Human Rights

The global initiative to save the planet's biodiversity on land and water must not be allowed to threaten the world's most vulnerable people, a top human rights expert said on Thursday. 

The active engagement of youth is central for stable societies and to avert the worst threats to sustainable development, including the impacts of climate change.
ICAN/Lucero Oyarzun

Youth need ‘seat at the table’ to lead struggle for better future: Guterres

12 August 2021
Culture and Education

Young people are on the “frontlines of the struggle to build a better future”, the UN chief said on Thursday, International Youth Day.