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4 July 2019 - UN Opens Applications for Youth Climate Summit in New York

Starting today, young people from around the world are formally invited to apply to participate in the United Nations Youth Climate Summit to take place at UN Headquarters in New York on 21 September. To recognize the vital role of…

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Thursday, 04 July 2019 11:24

H.E. Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran (right) and Mr. Claudio Providas, UNDP Resident Representative in Iran (left)

26 June 2019 - Press Release: The incoming UNDP Resident Representative presents credentials to Foreign Minister Zarif

Tehran –The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Islamic Republic of Iran is delighted to announce that on 25th June, Mr. Claudio Providas presented his credentials to His Excellency, Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and…

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Thursday, 27 June 2019 15:59

17 June 2019 - World loses 24 billion tons of fertile soil, annually – Guterres

TEHRAN, 17 June 2019 (UNIC) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2019 said every year, the world loses 24 billion tons of fertile soil. The full text of his…

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Monday, 17 June 2019 12:53

From left to right: Dr. Ziaoddin Almasi, Mohammad Darvish, Dr. Farhad Dabiri and Mohammad Rajai-Moghadam

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…

Published in Environment
Sunday, 12 May 2019 11:46

Environment

4 July 2019 - UN Opens Applications for Youth Climate Summit in New York

26 June 2019 - Press Release: The incoming UNDP Resident Representative presents credentials to Foreign Minister Zarif

17 June 2019 - World loses 24 billion tons of fertile soil, annually – Guterres

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

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