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UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - UNEP
00:04:51
UNEP / UNEA7 OPENING
Saving the world’s glaciers. Reining in massive seaweed blooms. Reducing the environmental impact of artificial intelligence. These are just a few of the issues that are expected to be front and centre this week as representatives from more than 170 countries gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7). UNEP
Audio Languages: English
8 December 2025
00:02:24
BELEM / COP30 GLOBAL COOLING REPORT
A report launched at COP30 in Belém by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that amid rising heatwaves and surging cooling demand, adopting sustainable cooling could cut greenhouse gas emissions, save trillions of dollars and expand life-saving cooling access to those who need it. COURTESY EBC / UN NEWS
Audio Languages: English
11 November 2025
00:07:08
UN / CLIMATE AND SECURITY
The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, said, “Environmental damage caused by conflicts continues to push people into hunger, disease and displacement – increasing insecurity.” UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English, Chinese
6 November 2025
00:04:11
UNEP / KENYA YOUNG CHAMPION OF THE EARTH
Joseph Nguthiru has been named a 2025 Young Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Planet A for his work transforming water hyacinth into biodegradable alternative materials. The award provides funding, mentorship, and global recognition to help scale bold ideas from young environmental innovators. UNEP
Audio Languages: English
23 September 2025
00:05:15
UNEP / UNITED STATES YOUNG CHAMPION OF THE EARTH
Noemi Florea has been named a 2025 Young Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Planet A for her work on a compact unit that recycles greywater into potable water. The award provides funding, mentorship, and global recognition to help scale bold ideas from young environmental innovators. UNEP
Audio Languages: English
23 September 2025
00:04:04
UNEP / INDIA YOUNG CHAMPION OF THE EARTH
Jinali Mody has been named a 2025 Young Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Planet A for her work transforming banana stems into Banofi Leather, a plant-based alternative. The award provides funding, mentorship, and global recognition to help scale bold ideas from young environmental innovators. UNEP
Audio Languages: English
23 September 2025
00:00:47
UN / PLASTIC POLLUTION TREATY REAX
Secretary-General António Guterres expressed regret that, “despite earnest efforts, negotiations to reach an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in maritime environment, concluded without achieving a consensus.” UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English
15 August 2025
00:03:32
UNEP / INC-5.2 PLASTIC POLLUTION CLOSING
Following ten days of negotiations, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) talks to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned early on 15 August without consensus on a text of the instrument. The Committee agreed to resume negotiations at a future date to be announced. UNEP / INC
Audio Languages: English
15 August 2025
00:05:25
UNEP / CAMEROON INDIGENOUS COCOA FARMERS
In the heart of Cameroon’s cacao country, Indigenous Baka communities are proving that sustainable farming can protect both livelihoods and wildlife. René Etoua Meto’o, a 26-year-old father of three, once struggled to make ends meet near the Dja Faunal Reserve. UNEP
Audio Languages: English
8 August 2025
00:03:49
UNEP / INC-5.2 PLASTIC POLLUTION OPENING
The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) on plastic pollution opened in Geneva, Switzerland. This pivotal gathering aims to finalize an international legally binding instrument addressing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. UNEP / INC
Audio Languages: English
5 August 2025
00:03:10
GENEVA / PLASTIC POLLUTION PRESSER
Negotiations are under way at UN Geneva to agree on a legally binding treaty to curb plastic pollution, with delegates from nearly 180 countries attending. “The world wants and indeed needs a plastic conventional treaty because the crisis is getting out of hand and people are frankly outraged,” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN agency leading the talks. UNTV CH
Audio Languages: English
5 August 2025
00:06:03
SEVILLA / FFD4 ADVANCER
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), to take place in Sevilla, Spain, will bring together world leaders to advance solutions to financing challenges threatening the achievement of sustainable development. UNIFEED / FILE
Audio Languages: English, Spanish
27 June 2025