ADB, Japan to Strengthen Cooperation on Clean Energy in ASEAN Region
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to enhance their...
Circular Economy Coalition launched for Latin America and the Caribbean
A new initiative to support Latin America and the Caribbean in the transition to a circular economy as part of the COVID-19 recovery was...
UNEP opens 2021 nominations for prestigious Champions of the Earth Award
The United Nations (UN) today called for nominees for its Champions of the Earth award – the world body’s highest honour for individuals and...
Video game industry levels up on climate change
Want to capture the attention of millions of young people and raise awareness about the climate emergency? Then talk to the video gaming industry.
Levelling...
Migration statistics update: The impact of COVID-19
Newly available EU data on asylum and irregular border crossings in the first 10 months of 2020 shows the impact of the pandemic on...
North America ramps up collaboration to support SDGs
In lead up to the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), the United Nations Environment Programme’s North America Office (UNEP North...
Systemic forced labour and child labour has come to an end in Uzbek cotton
The systematic and systemic use of child labour and forced labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry has come to an end, although some local vestiges...
Vocational training hampered by COVID-19 pandemic
Vocational training and apprenticeship programmes have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a global survey of more than 1,350 providers of Technical...
Putting people at the heart of energy transitions
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark will head a new high-level global commission that will examine ways to ensure people are at the centre...
COVID-19 impact exposes millions to the risk of trafficking
Although almost 50,000 victims of human trafficking were detected and reported in 2018 by 148 countries, the “hidden nature” of the crime means that...