UN - Climate changes

1. Why medicinal plants matter on World Wildlife Day

   Medicinal plants and their varied uses span from ancient medicine to modern cosmetics and pharmaceuticals amid a surging demand for more.

2. Over a billion fear losing land and homes within five years

   Despite global progress in strengthening land tenure and governance, more than a billion people worldwide – nearly one in four adults – fear they could lose the rights to some or all of their land and housing within the next five years. 

3. World News in Brief: Guterres calls for fair swtich to clean energy, Ramadan in Gaza, escalating violence and displacement in South Sudan

   The world has “entered the age of clean energy” and renewables are now the cheapest, fastest and safest source of new electricity almost everywhere, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message to the International Energy Agency ministerial meeting in Paris on Wednesday.

4. UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonization as 17 territories remain

   More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonization drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished business of ending colonial rule.

5. From shelter to strength: How disaster refuges protect lives in Palau

   The small Pacific Ocean island of Palau is helping communities build resilience against the dangers of climate change-driven extreme weather with the establishment of a network of emergency refuges – thanks to support from the United Nations.