The green dragon: China now holds the climate leadership
New York – “The green and low-carbon transition is the trend of our time. Yet some countries oppose it.” With refined sarcasm, Chinese President Xi Jinping began his speech via vid...
At War with the Future: Trump Speaks at the UN General Assembly
A legend in his own mind, Donald Trump took to the podium at the UN General Assembly in New York to lambaste the United Nations as an organization, praise himself for all his economic and political ...
Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly: a lengthy speech against climate change, the United Nations and Europe
New York - “Climate change is the biggest con job ever.” “Renewables are a joke, they don't work.” “Wind energy is pathetic, wind turbines rust and rot, they are the mo...
Water: 1 in 4 without safe access. Arrojo-Agudo: the real figure is double that
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Fifteen years after the historic UN resolution that established access to safe drinking water and ...
Global Plastics Treaty, INC-5.2 ends without agreement and amid controversy
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano After a night of closed-door meetings and a day later than scheduled, the final plenary session of...
United Nations, is UN80 the start of a new era?
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche italiano “The Trump presidency is seriously destabilising the UN system, and many heads of state are fol...
States have an obligation to combat climate change: landmark UN ruling
Questo articolo è disponibile anche in inglese / This article is also available in English Ralph Regenvanu was present in the courtroom of the International Court of Justice in The Hague on ...
Drought: Here are the Global Hotspots. No Country is Safe
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano “No country is immune to drought and we need to be prepared.” Daniel Tsegai, Program O...
Third UN Ocean Conference: a missed opportunity to protect marine life
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Frome Nice - The Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concluded on Friday, the 13th of Ju...
UNOC3 Nice, the third United Nations Ocean Conference kicks off
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Nice - The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) begins today June 9 and will run unt...