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UN presents UN80 Initiative Action Plan, setting coordinated path for system-wide reforms

·November 25, 2025·4 min read

The plan does not introduce new proposals but sets out how the UN system intends to advance the ones already on the table: 87 actions, grouped into 31 work packages across 3 workstreams, stretching from peace operations and humanitarian response to technology, shared services and institutional mergers. “Its purpose is...

Can industrial growth and climate action go hand in hand?

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·November 21, 2025·2 min read

In Namibia’s Daures region, a bold experiment aims to prove economies can create jobs without fossil fuels. When completed, Daures Green Hydrogen Village will sustainably produce hydrogen and ammonia from renewable sources, which will be used to make the country’s first carbon-free green fertiliser, reducing the need for imports. The...

Shun unilateral action, embrace multilateralism, Namibian President urges at UN Assembly

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·November 21, 2025·1 min read

“Democracy might have its flaws, but it is by far the best system that enables key values of the United Nations, necessary for sustained inclusive development,” Hage Geingob, the President of Namibia told the General Assembly annual general debate. The Namibian leader outlined emerging and existing challenges, which continue to...

On Brazil’s Combu Island, chocolate makers hold clues to climate action

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·November 17, 2025·4 min read

But this lush harmony carries a warning. If negotiators at COP30 hope to protect the world’s forests, they must first safeguard the people who sustain them. Chocolate, community and a vision for the future Just 30 minutes by boat from Belém – known as the ‘gateway to the Amazon’ rainforest...

Indigenous protesters block COP30 entrance, demand action from Brazilian Government

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·November 17, 2025·2 min read

The Munduruku, who live primarily in the Amazon states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará, are demanding an end to projects and extractive activities that threaten Indigenous territories, particularly in the Tapajós and Xingu River basins. ‘Legitimate’ protests and government response COP30 Executive Director Ana Toni described the demonstrations as...

‘When finance flows, ambition grows”: COP30’s call for action

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·November 16, 2025·2 min read

At every negotiation table and in every diplomatic statement lies a stark truth shared by nations on the front lines of the climate crisis: without funding, there is no path to safety, justice, or survival. Many urgent actions are required to secure a livable planet and protect millions of lives....

New Brazil-led fund aims to put forest protection at the heart of climate action

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·November 7, 2025·2 min read

The move comes ahead of COP30, the UN climate talks where countries will present updated plans to cut planet-warming emissions, alongside measures to protect forests and boost funding for renewable energy. Known as the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, the fund will reward countries that succeed in halting deforestation. Aiming to make...

Doha summit ends with call to turn social pledges into action

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·November 7, 2025·2 min read

Speaking at the closing press conference, President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock said the Summit marked a “deliberate shift” from identifying gaps to acting on proven solutions. “Copenhagen taught us 30 years ago that social development and inclusion are essential for strong societies,” she said. “We promised to...

As global crises deepen, leaders in Doha urge shift from promises to action

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·November 3, 2025·4 min read

The discussions took place at the Doha Solutions Forum for Social Development and the first leaders’ meeting of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, held on the margins of the Second World Summit for Social Development. Learn from each other Opening the Solutions Forum, President of the UN General...

In Southeast Asia, Guterres presses the case for climate action

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·October 27, 2025·1 min read

Addressing a joint summit between the UN and Southeast Asian nations in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres described the region as “a beacon of cooperation” and a vital pillar of global stability. With Timor-Leste’s accession, he said, the collective spirit of the regional organization known as ASEAN had...

Sudan: UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in El Fasher

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·October 6, 2025·1 min read

“El Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice upon the city and to protect civilians,” he said. Reports of the RSF deploying long-range drones in South Darfur have heightened fears of an escalation in the coming...

Healing the ozone layer: ‘Guided by science, united in action’

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·September 18, 2025·2 min read

Last century, scientists confirmed the alarming reality of a significant depletion in the ozone layer – an invisible shield of gas which surrounds the earth and protects it from the sun’s UV rays. The collection of ozone-depleting substances included CFCs, or chlorofluorocarbons, which in the mid-1980s were commonly found in...