Climate and Environment

A girl runs through deserted farmland in Mynmar's Sagaing region where floods buried valuable fertile soil under several feet of mud which later dried hard and cracked, making land preparations very difficult and expensive.
FAO/Hkun Lat

Hunger rates remain high amid conflict, climate shocks, warns UN food security report

5 March 2018
Global

Increased hunger and food insecurity, fuelled by conflict and climatic challenges, continues to inflict suffering on populations in different parts of the world, forcing them to remain dependent on humanitarian assistance, a new United Nations report has warned.

Tiger cubs in Mysore, India. UNEP is actively involved in working with Governments, scientists, private organizations and other concerned groups to preserve and protect this endangered species.
UN Photo/John Isaac

On World Wildlife Day, UN joins call for protection of planet’s big cats

2 March 2018
Global

Big cats, the planet’s most majestic predators, are under increasing threat – mostly caused by human activities – and this year’s World Wildlife Day, the United Nations is joining the world in raising awareness to their plight and galvanizing support for the many actions already under way to save these iconic species.

Texas National Guard soldiers assist residents affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston (August 27th 2017).
U.S. Department of Defense

UN launches new global data collection tool to help reduce disaster, losses taking ‘a huge toll’

1 March 2018
Global

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) kicked off on Thursday a historic new effort to collect comprehensive global data on disaster losses.