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Climate

Cost of keeping global heating to 1.5°C is far less than you'd guess

The cost of curbing CO2 will just be a few per cent of global GDP by 2050 - and that's without accounting for avoided disasters.

Earth News

UN panel to release report on efforts to curb climate change

A United Nations-backed panel is due to release a highly anticipated new report on the world's efforts to curb global warming.

Ukraine

UN figure of four million Ukraine refugees exceeds worst-case estimate

Ukrainians who have fled abroad from Russia's war on their country see nothing from this week's peace talks to give them confidence it may be safe to return.

Europe News

'Open the gates of hell': UN wants trapped people freed from Mariupol

"It's very hellish over there, and I think the gates of hell have to open so people can come out."

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Climate

Everyone will be warned of dangerous floods and storms within 5 years

A third of the world is still not covered by live-saving alerts - something the UN and WMO are determined to fix.

The Cube

UN denies banning staff from using 'war' and 'invasion' over Ukraine

Multiple UN spokespeople have denied the reports published in the Irish Times.

Nature

Laughing seals and sunbathing foxes: The best wildlife photos of 2022

Celebrate World Wildlife Day with these stunning animal photos.

No Comment

Lavrov boycotted in two Geneva UN forums

Many delegations, including Western countries, boycott two speeches by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN headquarters in Geneva in solidarity with Kiev, with diplomats leaving the proceedings shortly before his video was broadcast

Earth News

The long-awaited UN climate change report is out. How bad is it?

Climate change is a grave and mounting threat to our wellbeing and a healthy planet, the IPCC says.

Ukraine

'It's too late': Russian move roils UN meeting on Ukraine

An emergency UN Security Council meeting that was meant as an effort to de-escalate the situation became moot as it was delivered.

Earth News

Wildfires getting worse globally and governments unprepared, says UN

U.N. researchers said many nations continue to spend too much time and money fighting fires and not enough trying to prevent them.

Earth News

UN to finalise report on 'nightmare' impacts of global warming

The IPCC will spell out how climate change is set to impact people's day to day lives with a strong emphasis on cities.

Earth News

Euroviews. The fate of our planet 'hinges on soil', scientist reveals

Why is preserving soil so important in the fight against climate change?

Nature

These Indigenous women are being trained to take care of coral reefs

NGO Sea Women of Melanesia recently won the UNEP's Champions of the Earth prize for its work with local communities.

Nature

66 years of war: A divided island finds hope in biodiversity

Stranded between the warring parties of North and South Cyprus, this abandoned biodiversity hotspot is offering a renewed sense of hope on a divided island.

World News

UN chief decries antisemitism, urges stand against hatred

Holocaust Remembrance Day is held annually on 27 January, the day the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by troops from the Soviet Union in 1945.

World News

UN approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial

The not-legally binding resolution does reflect global opinion, and it underlines that remembrance “is a key component to the prevention of further acts of genocide”.

Earth News

Nobel winners call for military spending cut to tackle climate crisis

The Global Peace Dividend estimates that €1.1 trillion could be generated by 2030 for humanity’s most pressing threats.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo arrests two suspects over killing of Italian ambassador

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the main suspect is still at large.

Afghanistan

'Absolutely essential': UN launches €4.4 bn appeal to help Afghans

The UN says $5bn (€4.4bn) is needed to pay health and other essential workers to help prevent the collapse of basic services following the Taliban takeover.