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New Synthesis Report Previews Parties’ Blueprint For Decision On Global Stocktake At COP28
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 6:32 am | UNFCCC
UN Climate Change News , 4 October 2023 - A new synthesis report designed to help governments reach a decision on the global stocktake at COP28 has been published by UN Climate Change. The report reflects the views of governments and their perspectives ... More >>
Applications For The Prestigious 2023 UN Global Climate Action Awards Now Open
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 6:33 am | UNFCCC
Bonn, Germany, 18 September 2023 – Starting today, young people taking bold leadership on climate change can nominate their work for the 2023 United Nations Global Climate Action Awards. The awards programme, run by UN Climate Change since 2011, recognizes ... More >>
Africa Climate Week 2023: Charting a Fresh Course for Climate Action
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 5:15 am | UNFCCC
UN Climate Change News, 4 September 2023 – The Africa Climate Week 2023 (ACW) welcomes policymakers, practitioners, business and civil society representatives from 4 to 8 September 2023 in Nairobi, in parallel to the Africa Climate Summit on ... More >>
Bonn Climate Conference Closes With Progress On Key Issues, Laying Groundwork For COP28
Friday, 25 August 2023, 5:51 pm | UNFCCC
The Bonn Climate Change Conference closed today after two weeks of intense work that made progress on several critical issues, helping lay the groundwork for the political decisions required at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) at the end ... More >>
Statement by the United Arab Emirates and UN Climate Change on an inclusive COP28
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 5:54 am | UNFCCC
UN Climate Change News, 1 August 2023 At the conclusion of the signing of the Host Country Agreement for COP28, the President-Designate, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell ... More >>
Statement By Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secy, On The IPCC´s Synthesis Report Of The 6th Assessment Report
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 6:19 am | UNFCCC
We’re running out of time but not out of options to address climate change Today’s IPCC Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report adds more clarity and detail to a simple truth: we have to do more on climate change now. We are in a critical ... More >>
COP27 Reaches Breakthrough Agreement On New “Loss And Damage” Fund For Vulnerable Countries
Monday, 21 November 2022, 6:55 am | UNFCCC
UN Climate Change News, 20 November 2022 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. “This outcome moves ... More >>
UN Secretary-General Remarks Delivered At COP27 STAKEOUT
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 1:11 pm | UNFCCC
COP27 STAKEOUT Sharm El-Sheikh 17 November 2022 I am just off a plane from the G20 meeting in Bali – and have been briefed by COP27 President Sameh Shoukry. We are at crunch time in the negotiations. COP27 is scheduled to close in 24 hours – and ... More >>
COP27 PRESIDENT Press Statement - Meeting With The UNSG
Friday, 18 November 2022, 5:46 am | UNFCCC
17 November 2022 1- I’ve just had the pleasure of welcoming His Excellency Secretary General Guterres once again here in Sharm el-Sheikh for the last crucial stretch of COP27. 2- The Secretary General’s presence here in the last few hours as Parties ... More >>
COP27 Puts Focus On The Half Of The World Population That Will Live Under Water Stress By 2025
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 5:36 pm | UNFCCC
Issued on behalf of the Egyptian COP27 Presidency COP27 Presidency launches key initiative Action for Water Adaptation and Resilience initiative to address water security in the face of climate change Day’s program draws attention to existing ... More >>
COP27 In Sharm El-Sheikh To Focus On Delivering On The Promises Of Parisunfcc
Monday, 7 November 2022, 7:24 am | UNFCCC
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 6 November 2022 - The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 opened today with the key aim of ensuring full implementation of the Paris Agreement . Discussions at COP27 begin near the end of a year that has seen devastating ... More >>
Climate Plans Remain Insufficient: More Ambitious Action Needed Now
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 6:23 am | UNFCCC
26 October 2022 – A new report from UN Climate Change shows countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees ... More >>
Arab Regional Finance Forum Helps Unlock Critical Climate Finance For The Region’s Energy, Water And Food Security
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 5:48 am | UNFCCC
The fourth of five Regional Finance Forums concluded in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday 15 September with a focus on ushering in a wave of climate finance among Arab States. Hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), ... More >>
Africa Climate Week 2022 Builds Important Regional Momentum For Climate Action Ahead Of COP27
Sunday, 4 September 2022, 6:12 am | UNFCCC
UN Climate Change News , 2 September 2022 –This year’s Africa Climate Week (ACW 2022) in Libreville, Gabon, wrapped up today, having helped build important regional momentum in the fight against climate change ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference ... More >>
Africa Climate Week 2022 Set To Harness Opportunities For Climate Action Ahead Of COP27
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 6:35 am | UNFCCC
UN Climate Change News, 29 August 2022 – Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2022 kicked off today in Libreville, Gabon, by convening Ministers from across the continent to discuss the threats and opportunities associated with climate change. This high-level ... More >>
Finance Forum For Asia And The Pacific Calls For Local And Regional Approach To Unleashing Blended Finance
Friday, 26 August 2022, 5:28 am | UNFCCC
25 August, Bangkok, Thailand – The second of the ‘Regional Finance Forums’ – convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the incoming Egyptian Presidency of COP27 and the UN Climate Change ... More >>
Simon Stiell Appointed New UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 5:57 am | UNFCCC
(Bonn, 15 August 2022) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Simon Stiell as the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat based in Bonn, Germany. The appointment has been endorsed by the Bureau of the UN ... More >>
Registration Opens For Africa Climate Week 2022
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 5:30 am | UNFCCC
UN Climate Change News, 1 August 2022 – Registration is now open for this year’s Africa Climate Week (ACW 2022), to be held from 29 August to 2 September in Libreville, Gabon. ACW 2022 is poised to convene key stakeholders, including African Ministers, ... More >>
Registration Opens For Africa Climate Week 2022
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 5:28 am | UNFCCC
UN Climate Change News, 1 August 2022 – Registration is now open for this year’s Africa Climate Week (ACW 2022), to be held from 29 August to 2 September in Libreville, Gabon. ACW 2022 is poised to convene key stakeholders, including African Ministers, ... More >>
UN’s Global Climate Investor Roadshow Kicks-off In Africa
Saturday, 30 July 2022, 5:08 am | UNFCCC
Convened by Egyptian COP27 Presidency, UN Regional Commissioners, and UN Climate Change High-Level Champions to turn pledges into actions, the Regional Forums connect investors with trillion dollar opportunity to finance climate action across global ... More >>
