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10 June 2019 - Commemoration of World Environment Day

TEHRAN – On the occasion of World Environment Day 2019, Peace and Environment Committee of Iranian Association of Scientific Peace Studies in partnership with UNIC Tehran, Centre for Peace and Environment, Department of Environment, House of Humanities Intellectuals (HHI), Faculty…

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Tuesday, 11 June 2019 03:51

5 June 2019 - Air pollution kills some 7 million people each year – UN Chief

TEHRAN, 5 June 2019 (UNIC) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Environment Day, 5 June 2019, said air pollution kills some 7 million people each year. The full text of his message reads: The theme…

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Wednesday, 05 June 2019 16:35

21 May 2019 - What Causes Air Pollution?

How much pollution we breathe in is dependent on many factors, such as access to clean energy for cooking and heating, the time of day and the weather. Rush hour is an obvious source of local pollution, but air pollution…

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Tuesday, 21 May 2019 13:21

A bee visiting an eggplant flower, Kenya. Photo: FAO / Dino Martins

20 May 2019 - World Bee Day

Background Bees, butterflies and other pollinators affect all of us. The food that we eat, such as fruits and vegetables, directly relies on pollinators. A world without pollinators would equal a world without food diversity – no blueberries, coffee, chocolate,…

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Monday, 20 May 2019 14:53

13 May 2019 - Climate Action Summit

Joint Appeal from the UN System to the Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit 1. We, the leaders of the United Nations system organizations*, appeal to Member States to step up ambition and take concrete action to limit global temperature increases to…

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Monday, 13 May 2019 11:00

12 May 2019 - UNESCO International Water Conference

Leveraging the trans-sectoral management of water resources for sustainable water security and peace Looking from space, satellite imagery shows the abundant masses of water that characterize the Earth. Yet, less than 1% account for usable fresh water. Almost all human…

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Sunday, 12 May 2019 13:36

UN Photo/Martine Perret I Plastic bottles and garbage waste from a village in Timor-Leste wash on the shores of a river and then spill into the sea

11 May 2019 - World Migratory Bird Day highlights deadly risks of plastic pollution

Saturday marks World Migratory Bird Day which, this year, is raising awareness about the serious threats that plastic pollution poses to bird life, with a call for urgent measures to end the problem. These include getting caught up in fishing gear…

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Sunday, 12 May 2019 11:46

UNDP Ecuador I Splendid Leaf Frog, Ecuador. (19 January 2015)

6 May 2019 - World is ‘on notice’ as major UN report shows one million species face extinction

A hard-hitting report into the impact of humans on nature shows that nearly one million species risk becoming extinct within decades, while current efforts to conserve the earth’s resources will likely fail without radical action, UN biodiversity experts said on…

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Saturday, 11 May 2019 13:51

Haft-Sin table setup at United Nations headquarters for a special event on the occasion of the International Day of Nowruz. UN Photo I Rick Bajornas

20 March 2019 - Secretary-General Message on the International Day of Nowruz

For more than 300 million people across the world, Nowruz is about new beginnings: the arrival of a new year; the first day of spring; the renewal of nature. For all of us, it is a chance to reaffirm our…

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Wednesday, 20 March 2019 09:54

The Qeshm International Incubator hosted the sessions where facilitators shared their knowledge with the young participants on different themes such as Ecosystems, Employability through Geoproducts, Geoconservation, Sustainable Tourism, Disaster Risk Reduction.

22 Feb 2019 - UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office concluded a three-day Workshop on Youth Engagement in UNESCO Global Geoparks Conservation in Qeshm Island

The UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office in cooperation with Qeshm Island UNESCO Global Geopark and the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO co-organized the workshop on “Youth Engagement in UNESCO Global Geoparks Conservation” in Qeshm Island on 20-22 February 2019. The Geological…

Published in Environment
Monday, 25 February 2019 15:27

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10 June 2019 - Commemoration of World Environment Day

5 June 2019 - Air pollution kills some 7 million people each year – UN Chief

21 May 2019 - What Causes Air Pollution?

20 May 2019 - World Bee Day

13 May 2019 - Climate Action Summit

12 May 2019 - UNESCO International Water Conference

11 May 2019 - World Migratory Bird Day highlights deadly risks of plastic pollution

6 May 2019 - World is ‘on notice’ as major UN report shows one million species face extinction

20 March 2019 - Secretary-General Message on the International Day of Nowruz

22 Feb 2019 - UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office concluded a three-day Workshop on Youth Engagement in UNESCO Global Geoparks Conservation in Qeshm Island

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