World Migratory Bird Day 2023 Highlights Impact of the Growing Water Crisis on Migratory Birds
Water and its importance to migratory birds—and the increasing threats to both water quality and quantity—was the focus of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them. World Migratory Bird Day serves as an international call to action for the protection of migratory birds, whose ranges often span multiple countries, and are facing many different threats worldwide.
UNFCCC releases first Climate Change Quarterly Report for 2023
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) released its first Climate Change Quarterly Report for 2023.
The report covers the period from 1 January to 31 March and provides an overview of the progress made by Parties and in the process as the UNFCCC advances its mission to mobilize climate action and support countries in their transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.
Panel Discussion on Adapting Governance and Infrastructure for Water Resilience on May 23
Climate change causes an increase in extreme weather events in many countries of the world. This has drastic impacts for instance on food security, infrastructure and health, and challenges the very basis of human development. Many countries have been experiencing such challenges for a long time, but events such as the 2021 floods in Germany’s Ahr valley, only about 50 km from Bonn, show that we need to adapt here in Europe, too.
Petersberg Climate Dialogue 2023
The Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD) is an annual high-level political and international forum that took place from 02-03 May 2023 ahead of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences (COP). The PCD series was co-hosted in Berlin by the German Federal Foreign Office and the United Arab Emirates – the incoming COP28-Presidency. Delegates from 40 countries attended this year’s dialogue series. UN Secretary-General António Guterres took part via video message.
Countdown for UN SDG Action Awards applications & Ceremony to take place in ROME
There are less than 2 weeks left to apply for the UN SDG Action Awards!
Are you working on an initiative that drives positive change and contributes to the achievement of the SDGs? Do you know a changemaker making a difference towards a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable future? Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your work on a global stage, gain recognition, and connect with a network of changemakers. Applications are open until 30 April 2023 at 23:59 EST
Registrations are Open for the Virtual UN Summer Academy 2023
The UN Summer Academy is a dynamic, connected and engaging critical global forum for advancing sustainable development. For over a decade, the United Nations Summer Academy has convened exceptional groups of changemakers annually to address the global challenges the UN system and its partners are addressing.
New UNEP Young Talent Pipeline, in partnership with UNV: applications now open
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a new talent acquisition initiative called the Young Talent Pipeline, in partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. This is aimed at increasing the diversity of experiences and solutions to solve the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution and waste.
UN-GGCE: Ceremonial Opening of UN Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence in Bonn
New United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence coordinates the development of a global geodetic infrastructure
Important milestone for global cooperation in geodesy, the science of surveying and mapping the earth's surface: The United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence (UN-GGCE) at the UN Campus in Bonn was officially opened on March 29, 2023.
Building Capacity in Western Indian Ocean Islands
Bonn, 28 March 2023 - An AEWA Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop for Western Indian Ocean islands has helped build capacity on the flyway approach to the conservation and wise use of waterbirds and wetlands. From 6 to 10 February 2023, the workshop, which was hosted by the government of Mauritius, brought together 35 participants from Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius including Rodrigues Island, Seychelles, Mayotte and Réunion.
Desertification and Drought Day 2023 sets an ambitious women's land rights agenda
Under the theme “Her Land. Her Rights,” the focus of this year’s Desertification and Drought Day, marked worldwide on 17 June, is on women’s land rights as a key element of achieving the connected global goals of gender equality and land degradation neutrality by 2030. While land is the most critical economic resource for most rural poor, women around the world are less likely to own or control land than men, which exposes them to poverty, hunger, gender-based violence and displacement.