Ship to arrive and prevent massive oil spill in Yemen

The ship in question holds four times the amount of oil carried by the Exxon Valdez, which caused one of the worst environmental disasters in US history when it spilled in 1989

UN: ‘Floods in Pakistan to push 42m into poverty’

This combines the impact of last year’s heavy floods and what’s predicted for 2022

Research centres and UN join forces for Sustainable Development Goals

The global goals address a wide range of issues including climate change and extreme poverty

UN and Chinese firm team up to raise climate change awareness

The UN has teamed up with a Chinese start-up in a bid to raise public awareness about climate change. The partnership between UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Beijing-based bike sharing platform ofo will provide financial support to projects that address urban environmental challenges. That will include campaign messages about the adverse effects of climate change […]

Panda twins raise flag for climate goals

The first pair of captive giant panda twins to be born in the world this year, have raised the flag for fighting climate change. The animals Keda and Kexiao, raised at the Chengdu Research Panda Base in China, were given the flags to show their support of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. There are […]