New York, Sept 18 (JEN) A new United Nations-backed report launched on Wednesday reveals that 22 million people worldwide were displaced in 2013 by disasters sparked largely by earthquakes ...

New York, Sept 17 (JEN) United Nations officials on Tuesday hailed the progress made in reducing damage to the ozone layer and the vital role played by one of the most successful environment ...

New York, Sept 13 (JEN) A decade after the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, which killed nearly 250,000 people and left an arc of devastation across 12 countries, a warning system devised by t ...

New York, Sept 11 (JEN) The Earth’s protective ozone layer is on track to recover by the middle of the century, the United Nations on Wednesday reported, urging unified action to tac ...

New York, Sept 10 (JEN) The United Nations weather agency on Tuesday voiced concerns over the surge of carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere, which has reached a new record high in ...

New York, Sept 4 (JEN) Fishermen in coastal Samoan villages say there are less fish than there used and they worry that the fish populations will soon disappear altogether, but participants ...

New York, Sept 3 (JEN) World leaders have not sufficiently addressed climate issues, United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Change Mary Robinson said Tuesday highlighting the urgency of re ...

New York, Sept 2 (JEN) Despite being endowed with renewable energy sources – like wind, sunshine and waves – small island developing states remain heavily reliant on imported ...

New York, Aug 30 (JEN) A toxic weed in Samoa is being turned into electricity, raising hopes that families on the southern coast of the Pacific island can be connected to the national grid a ...