Environment/Science
New York : Climate activist Greta Thunberg along with Danish NGO Human Act, on Thursday launched a child rights-driven campaign to support the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in protecting young lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. more
Parallel threats of COVID-19, climate change, require ‘brave, visionary and collaborative leadership’: UN chief

New York : To combat the COVID-19 pandemic and the “looming existential threat of climate disruption”, the only credible response is “brave, visionary and collaborative ...

Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change - UN weather agency chief

New York : An expected drop in greenhouse gas emissions linked to the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is only “short-term good news”, the head of the UN ...

COVID-19 pandemic, an ‘unprecedented wake-up call’ for all inhabitants of Mother Earth

New York : In his message for International Mother Earth Day this Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres acknowledged that all eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic, wh ...

Fight against desert locust swarms goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures

New York : Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, despite limits on the flow of personnel and equipment stemming f ...