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UN Secretary-General warns of the “era of global boiling”

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived.”

The UN General Assembly adopts climate justice resolution

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday, 29 March 2023, adopted a resolution seeking the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s chief judicial organ, which is also referred to as the World Court, for an advisory opinion on the duties of States concerning climate change. This decision marks the first time the World Court

Global bottled water sales exceed 1 million per minute

A new UNU-INWEH report on the global bottled water industry reveals the massive scale of this market and the lack of strict quality controls.

Historic High Seas Treaty signed to protect the world’s oceans

It has taken 15 years of negotiations but the world’s governments have finally reached an agreement to protect the oceans and the high seas.

New report warns that we must reduce pollution to fight superbugs

The “Bracing for Superbugs” report warns us that climate change and pollution are contributing to the rise of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

A rundown of the first week of COP26 in Glasgow

Governments made announcements, leaders spoke, decisions were made, civil society protested. This is what happened during the first week of COP26.

Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, fighting for water rights at the United Nations

“The value of water is not its price”. We speak to Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation.