GDP should not be the only criteria for aid
Small island developing states are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Although not all of them are among the world´s poorest, they need help to...
United Nations Launches the Football for the Goals Initiative
Today, on the first day of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, the United Nations is launching Football for the Goals, a new United Nations initiative that provides a platform for the global football community to engage with and advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Norway steps up support for UNEP in landmark partnership
Norway and UNEP have signed a new cooperation agreement of around $ 53 million (NOK 520 million).
Since the 1972 Stockholm Conference, which led to the...
No population doesn´t mean no plastic
28 volunteers of an Icelandic NGO dedicated to coastal clean-up headed towards Hornstrandir, a remote and isolated part of north-western Iceland only accessible...
Denmark announces donation to UNICEF for sustainable in Ethiopia
The Government of Denmark through its partnership with UNICEF has announced a DKK 70 million (approx. 10 million USD) contribution over the next three...
When whatever the ocean washes ashore is transformed into art
Every summer three friends cut themselves off from the city life and venture into the Icelandic wilderness where whatever the ocean washes ashore is...
UN Secretary-General declares an “Ocean Emergency”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres today said that the world had too long
taken the ocean for granted and is now facing an “Ocean Emergency”.
In his...
Can digitalization improve the well-being of nations?
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift towards a more digital world. “The changes we make now will have lasting effects as the world...
UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer
The UN has launched an innovative new App that can help anyone, anywhere, determine the safe amount of time to stay outdoors in the...
AIDS: Oslo joins the Fast-Track Cities initiative
Oslo has become the second Nordic city to join the Fast-Track Cities initiative by signing the Paris Declaration on cities ending the AIDS epidemic.
Oslo...
Guterres at Stockholm+50: “End the suicidal war against nature”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders to change course and end a “senseless and suicidal war against nature” at the opening of...
Secretary-General urges countries to reconsider cuts in development aid
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Sweden where he will participate in the 2-3 June Stockholm+50 conference.
In his remarks to the press...
The UN Secretary-General to attend Stockholm+50
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres will arrive in Sweden on Wednesday 1 June for a two-day visit. Mr. Guterres will address the opening of...
What you need to know about Stockholm+50
World leaders and representatives from government, business, international organizations, civil society and youth will gather in Sweden 2 and 3 June 2022, for Stockholm+50 – an international...
What is renewable energy? Energies of the future
Renewable energy is currently one of the hottest topics on the global agenda. With the grim conclusions from the State of the Global Climate...