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World population growth slowing, expected to reach 8bn by year’s end – UN

The global population is continuing to increase but growth is becoming slower, according to a new UN report to mark World Population Day on Monday,...

G20: UN chief names climate emergency among areas for urgent multilateral action

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, July 9, 2022, outlined three areas for urgent multilateral action, namely the growing climate emergency; the food, energy...

Uganda urges UN refugee agency to support environmental protection drive

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged the United Nations to support the country’s environmental protection efforts by providing refugees with alternative means of energy...

UN, GEF, others commit to resource efficiency, cleaner industrial production

The United Nations Industrialisation Development Organisation (UNIDO), Global Environmental Facilities (GEF) and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have collaborated for the effective implementation of...

UN agencies support the Just Energy Transition in Asia

A  group of UN agencies designed to accelerate the phase-down of coal is working on ways to help societies wean themselves off coal in...

Fossil fuels will only deliver ‘climate chaos,’ UN chief warns

UN Secretary General, António Guterres, says the current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up a finite number of resources, such...

Stockholm+50: UN acknowledges that fossil fuels are a threat to humanity

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, released the latest iteration of its draft text that will form the basis...

UN warns of worsening drought in Horn of Africa in four decades

The United Nations (UN) top relief official has warned of the worsening drought in the Horn of Africa region which has already affected more...

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How the shipping sector could save on energy costs

Maritime shipping is the backbone of international trade and an integral part of global supply chains. The sector is...
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Conservation in East Africa: Rangers enlightened on monitoring illegal killing of elephants

The Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants Programme of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild...

Govt revokes houses of defaulting National Housing Programme subscribers

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has announced the revocation of the offer of provisional allocation of...

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How the shipping sector could save on energy costs

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Conservation in East Africa: Rangers enlightened on monitoring illegal killing of elephants

The Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants Programme of...