Skip to main content
Are you sure you want to print? Save the planet. Opt not to print.
United Nations Environment Programme
  • News, Stories & Speeches
  • Events
  • Get Involved
  • Languages
    • English
    • العربية
    • Español
    • Français
    • Kiswahili
    • Português
    • Русский
    • 简体中文
  • Who we are
    • About Us
    • Structure & Leadership
    • Committee of Permanent Representatives
    • UN Environment Assembly
    • Funding and Partnerships
    • Policies and strategies
    • Evaluation Office
    • Secretariats and Conventions
    • Contact Us
    Cities
    Latest
    Press release:
    Cities and Regions Summit boosts nature and urban food solutions ahead of UN Environment Assembly
  • Where we work
    • Africa
    • Asia and the Pacific
    • Europe
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • New York Office
    • North America
    • West Asia
    Cities
    Latest
    Press release:
    Cities and Regions Summit boosts nature and urban food solutions ahead of UN Environment Assembly
  • What we do
    • Climate action
    • Nature action
    • Chemicals and pollution action
      • Climate action
      • Nature action
      • Chemicals and pollution action
    • Air
    • Biosafety
    • Disasters and conflicts
    • Energy
    • Environment under review
    • Environmental rights and governance
    • Extractives
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • Green economy
    • Oceans and seas
    • Resource efficiency
    • Sustainable development goals
    • Technology
    • Transport
    • Water
    • Youth, education and environment
  • Publications & Data
  • Who we are
    • About Us
    • Structure & Leadership
    • Committee of Permanent Representatives
    • UN Environment Assembly
    • Funding and Partnerships
    • Policies and strategies
    • Evaluation Office
    • Secretariats and Conventions
    • Contact Us
    Cities
    Latest
    Press release:
    Cities and Regions Summit boosts nature and urban food solutions ahead of UN Environment Assembly
  • Where we work
    • Africa
    • Asia and the Pacific
    • Europe
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • New York Office
    • North America
    • West Asia
    Cities
    Latest
    Press release:
    Cities and Regions Summit boosts nature and urban food solutions ahead of UN Environment Assembly
  • What we do
    • Climate action
    • Nature action
    • Chemicals and pollution action
      • Climate action
      • Nature action
      • Chemicals and pollution action
    • Air
    • Biosafety
    • Disasters and conflicts
    • Energy
    • Environment under review
    • Environmental rights and governance
    • Extractives
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • Green economy
    • Oceans and seas
    • Resource efficiency
    • Sustainable development goals
    • Technology
    • Transport
    • Water
    • Youth, education and environment
  • Publications & Data
  • Agenda 2030
  • News, Stories & Speeches
  • Events
  • Get Involved
  • Languages
    • English
    • العربية
    • Español
    • Français
    • Kiswahili
    • Português
    • Русский
    • 简体中文

News, Stories & Speeches

  • Stories
  • Interactives
  • Series
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • Press Releases
  • Statements
  • Speeches
View of a green city
22 Feb 2022 | Story
To counter environmental perils, cities turn to nature
Cities
24 Feb 2022 | Press release
Cities and Regions Summit boosts nature and urban food solutions ahead of UN Environment Assembly

For Media details and inquiries, please visit the UNEP Media Centre.

Visit Now

People seated at a conference
21 Feb 2022 | Speech
Global environmental governance in an uncertain world
Conference room
24 Feb 2022 | Video
What is the United Nations Environment Assembly?
Women farmers in Bhutan
24 Feb 2022 | Story
Why humanity needs to overhaul its food systems
Дым от лесного пожара
23 Feb 2022 | Press release
Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100 and governments are not prepared, experts warn
Flipflopi
21 Feb 2022 | Press release
Flipflopi sets sail on expedition to map impact of marine litter in the Western Indian Ocean
Вид на Найроби
18 Feb 2022 | Story
What you need to know about the UN Environment Assembly
Лесной пожар
17 Feb 2022 | Press release
Deadly wildfires, noise pollution, and disruptive timing of life cycles: UN report identifies looming environmental threats
Show More
Hands showing microplastics on the beach
17 Feb 2022 | Story
Inside the Clean Seas campaign against microplastics
Plastic bobs in the ocean beside a ship
16 Feb 2022 | Story
World leaders set sights on plastic pollution
image
16 Feb 2022 | Video
Why Plastics? Watch the UNEA 2022 video
Copenhagen
15 Feb 2022 | Press release
UNEP establishes Copenhagen Climate Centre in collaboration with UNOPS
Floods
14 Feb 2022 | Speech
Climate impact, adaptation and vulnerability: The case for climate action
Ocean Clean-up
11 Feb 2022 | Speech
Acting together against plastic pollution
See All News & Stories

Governance & Leadership

  • Executive Director
  • Acting Deputy Executive Director
  • Senior Management Team
  • Committee of Permanent Representatives
  • Environment Assembly - UNEA

Funding & Partners

  • Overview
  • Civil Society
  • Member States
  • Private Sector
  • Environment Fund
  • Global Environment Facility
  • Green Climate Fund
  • UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC)
  • UNEP GRID Offices

Structure

  • Divisions
  • Evaluation Office
  • Secretariats and Conventions

Key Documents

  • Annual Report
  • Medium Term Strategy
  • Programme of Work
  • Speeches

Resources

  • COVID-19
  • Environment and Social Safeguards
  • Knowledge Repository
  • Policies & Strategies
  • Projects – Open Data Portal
  • Sustainability at UNEP
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • World Environment Situation Room

Regional Presence

  • Africa
  • Asia and the Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • New York Office
  • North America
  • West Asia

Advocacy

  • Beat Pollution
  • Breathe Life
  • Champions of the Earth
  • Clean Seas
  • Glowing Glowing Gone
  • Goodwill Ambassadors
  • UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
  • UNEP at 50
  • World Environment Day
  • Young Champions of the Earth

Media

  • Media Centre
  • News, Stories & Speeches

Work with us

  • Calls for Proposals
  • Current Opportunities
Agriculture
Did you know?
80 per cent of agricultural land is used for livestock feed.
Subscribe to the UNEP newsletter

© UNEP Terms of Use Privacy Report a project concern Contact Us