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UN approves second four-year term for environment chief Inger Andersen
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a note to the 193 members of the General Assembly on January 9 nominating Andersen for re-election
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Climate change targets pose stark challenge for the developing world
Floods and drought, hurricanes and heat waves will make the path out of poverty much more difficult. But trying to limit climate change poses its own set of problems for the developing world
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UNEA calls for legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution
The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEP) commenced at Nairobi on Monday with India submitting its national statement on Tuesday
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India is committed to address plastic pollution: India at UNEA
In her address at the assembly being held in Nairobi, she also said that India had piloted a resolution on addressing single-use plastic product pollution in the last UNEA in 2019
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New report by UNEP offers solutions for planetary crisis like wildfires
'The Frontiers Report identifies and offers solutions to three environmental issues that merit attention and action from governments and the public at large,' said UNEP Executive Director
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New UN global biodiversity framework to manage nature through 2030
UN Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat has released the first official draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework to guide actions worldwide through 2030 to preserve and protect nature
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Climate change did not stop for Covid: Brace for warmest 5 years on record
1.7 billion people to face severe water shortage due to the decline in glacier runoffs in Central Europe and Tibetan Plateau between 2030 and 2050
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UN environment chief Erik Solhiem resigns over excessive travel expenses
The audit found that Solheim had spent 79 per cent of his time away from the agency's headquarters in Nairobi and incurred USD 488,519 in travel expenses
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