Geopolitics

At UN, youth activists press for bold action on climate emergency, vow to hold leaders accountable at the ballot box

New York: Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to United Nations Headquarters next week for high-level climate talks, demanding that they “stop wasting time” and work harder to curb carbon emissions, “or we will vote you out.” more

World food security increasingly at risk due to 'unprecedented' climate change impact, new UN report warns

New York, Aug 9 (JEN): More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to s ...

'Act now with ambition and urgency' to tackle the world’s ‘grave climate emergency’, UN chief urges UAE meeting

New York, July 1 (JEN): The world is facing “a grave climate emergency”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a climate meeting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cap ...

World faces ‘climate apartheid’ risk, 120 more million in poverty: UN expert

New York, June 26 (JEN): Climate change “threatens to undo the last 50 years” of development, global health and poverty reduction, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday, cit ...

Climate Change Focus: Lake Chad trees keep deadly drought at bay

New York,Tens of thousands of drought-resistant trees are being planted with the support of the UN in the Lake Chad region to restore vegetation cover around the lake, help farmers adapt ...

Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis

New York, A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day ...

To beat hunger and combat climate change, world must ‘scale-up’ soil health – UN

New York: Healthy soils are essential to achieve ‘Zero Hunger’ – and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – peace and prosperity, the United Nations agricult ...

Hunger rates remain high amid conflict, climate shocks, warns UN food security report

Increased hunger and food insecurity, fuelled by conflict and climatic challenges, continues to inflict suffering on populations in different parts of the world, forcing them to remain de ...

Need more involvement to make this world a better place: George Clooney

George Clooney is not only a champion actor, a Hollywood sex symbol and a movie maker but a noted humanitarian too, advocating rights. IBNS Canada's Suman Das aided by Sudipto Maity catch up ...

UN agricultural agency links food security and climate change in new guidelines

New York, May 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency on Friday unveiled guidelines to help Governments balance the needs of farming and climate change when making decisi ...