This article was first published on the UNA Coventry website. On 13 December Niger and Ireland sponsored a draft resolution that would have requested the UN Secretary‑General to integrate climate‑related security risk as a central component of United Nations conflict‑prevention … Continue reading →
Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom which is host of COP26 in November, warns the nations of the UN General Assembly that it is time to grow up and face their responsibilities to act now to save future generations … Continue reading →
One Planet One Right (1planet1right.org) is home to a global coalition concerned about our survival and that of the planet. They are asking people to sign a petition that will “send a powerful message to the United Nations, its relevant … Continue reading →
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s Initial NDC Synthesis Report published on 28 February 2021 measures the progress of national climate action plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs, ahead of the 26th session of Conference of … Continue reading →
The United Nations Environment Programme has issued their Emissions Gap Report 2020: An Inflection Point which shows that, despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions from the COVID-19 economic slowdown, the world is still heading for a catastrophic temperature rise … Continue reading →
United Nations Climate Change and the UK and Italian Governments announced on 1 April that the 26th Conference of Parties due to be held in Glasgow in November (COP26) has been postponed due to COVID-19. Dates for a rescheduled conference … Continue reading →
On 23 September 2019, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published a report on The Global Climate in 2015-2019 to inform the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit due to be held on the same day in New York. The report … Continue reading →
We, UNA Coventry, declare a Climate and Ecological Emergency The United Nations Association is independent of but supports the United Nations. The Coventry Branch promotes the aims of the UN, which include preventing a climate catastrophe, and work to make … Continue reading →
The UN Youth and Civil Society Pledge is one of the planned outcomes of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit to be held in New York on 23 September 2019. UN member states, regions and cities would pledge to consult … Continue reading →
Officials from Saudi Arabia, the United States and Iran allegedly cast doubt on UN scientists’ findings and their recommendations at a UN meeting in western Germany, according to a report in Deutsche Welle. The climate talks ended with little progress … Continue reading →