Climate and Environment

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed during a visit to Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park to learn first hand the impact of climate change on the habitat, wildlife and people.
Daniel Getachew/UN Photo

UN deputy chief see first-hand toll of climate change on Zimbabwe’s natural habitat

23 February 2020
Africa

Alongside the human population, Africa’s animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed saw first-hand on Sunday in Zimbabwe.

Elephants bathing in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
© Eric Ganz

Ten new migratory species protected under global wildlife agreement

22 February 2020
Global

Asian elephants, jaguars and great Indian bustards were among 10 new species added to a global wildlife agreement on Saturday. 

Each autumn, millions of Monarch butterflies make their 3,000 mile journey from the United States and Canada to winter in several locations, including biosphere reserves, in Mexico.
World Bank/Curt Carnemark

Protecting migratory species in a rapidly changing world

17 February 2020
Global

Many animals – including birds, fish and mammals – migrate along set routes in search of food or breeding grounds. How best to protect them in a rapidly changing world is the focus of a major UN wildlife meeting which opened in Gandhinagar, India, on Monday. 

Secretary-General António Guterres delivers an address at a 'Special Talk on Sustainable Development and Climate Change', in Islamabad, Pakistan.
UN News/May Yaacoub

In Pakistan, Guterres urges world to step up climate action, praises support to Afghan refugees

16 February 2020
Asia Pacific

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday began a three-day visit to Pakistan, recognizing the country’s decades of “outstanding generosity and solidarity” as one of the world’s largest hosts of refugees, and highlighting its commitment to climate action.  

UN staff and their families gather at UN Headquarters in New York in support of the youth-led global climate strike.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Mobile game aims to bridge gap between citizens and leaders on climate action

13 February 2020
Global

Millions of people worldwide will get to share their views on climate action through a UN campaign launched on Thursday aimed at connecting them with Governments and policy makers. 

Aerial view of melting glaciers on King George Island, Antarctica.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Climate crisis: Antarctic continent posts record temperature reading of 18.3°C

7 February 2020

Fresh fears of accelerating damage to the planet’s ice sheets and sea level rise have been fuelled by confirmation from the UN’s weather agency that the Antarctic likely saw a new temperature record of more than 18°C on Thursday. 

Extreme weather events are devastating many countries, including Fiji which was hit by a cyclone in 2016.
OCHA/Danielle Parry

Climate action ‘both a priority and a driver of the decade’: Guterres

3 February 2020

Climate action will be both a priority and a driver of world affairs through the coming decade, United Nations Secretary-General chief António Guterres announced on Monday, during a speech at UN Headquarters in New York, in which he declared that the next ten years will be “crucial for achieving a fair globalization, boosting economic growth and building peaceful societies”.