New York, Nov 8 (JEN): The United Nations environment agency Thursday welcomed the ratification by the United States of the Minamata Convention, which seeks to bring down emissions and rele ...

New York, Nov 7 (JEN): The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2012, continuing an upward trend which is driving climate change and which will shape the fu ...

New York, Nov 6 (JEN): From helping developing countries provide cancer treatment to verifying the non-diversion of nuclear material for military purposes, the United Nations atomic watchdo ...

New York, Nov 1 (JEN): Biodegradable plates made from Colombian seeds, an online car-sharing scheme in Viet Nam, and sanitary pads made from banana waste are some of this year’s winners o ...

New York, Oct 30 (JEN): The United Nations Economic and Social Council has embarked on a timely slate of far-reaching reforms that will make it a stronger, more issues-oriented body, as Secr ...

New York, Oct 30 (JEN): International football star Yaya Touré Tuesday joined the roster of Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), pledging to combat the ...

New York, Oct 23 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday called for a clean energy transformation to help put the world on a more sustainable path, stressing that this wi ...

New York, Oct 22 (JEN): Good progress has been made by Japan in remediation efforts in areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, a group of United Nations experts have said i ...

New York, Oct 22 (JEN): The Netherlands Monday submitted a request to the United Nations-backed International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for provisional measures in a dispute with Russi ...