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@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-04-08 22:27:01

US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says theguardian.com/world/2026/apr

US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says
Marcos Orellana, a special rapporteur, found lax environmental standards and lack of oversight allowed pollution to accumulate

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-05-06 11:00:32

"UN report flags disproportionate costs of clean energy transition"
#UN #UnitedNations #Energy

UN report flags disproportionate costs of clean energy transition
A new report published by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) warns that wealthy nations’ push toward cleaner energy comes with high environmental and social costs in mineral-producing countries. The investigation links the extraction of transition minerals used in green energy technologies like solar panels and rechargeable batteries to acute […]

@frankstohl@mastodon.social
2026-03-03 06:02:40

Ein ehemaliges Model will den Weltfrieden. #politik #un #klischee …

Melania Trump leitet Sitzung im UN-Sicherheitsrat
Selten tritt Melania Trump, die First Lady der USA, politisch in Erscheinung. Das änderte sich nun. In New York leitete sie eine Sitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrates zu Kinderrechten. Ihr Auftritt sorgte für Kritik, wurde aber auch gelobt.

@mho@social.heise.de
2026-05-07 15:17:37

Here is the #visualization that I was writing about yesterday. It's showing data by the #UN about immigrants/emigrants to/from all countries to/from all countries in 5-year intervals.
What do you think?

Migration Stocks – Interactive World Map
Explore international migration flows from 1990 to 2024. People from one country living in another – visualized with D3 and the Hufnagel III projection.

@davej@dice.camp
2026-03-26 02:41:18

Detail on voting for the #UnitedNations #Resolution UN A/80/L.48: “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement,” recognising the Transatlantic #slave trade as amongst our…

List of UN member states and their votes on UN Resolution A/80/L.48: Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement. Against: Argentina, Israel, United States. Abstention: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mon…
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-04-12 14:23:03

"US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says"
#US #USA #America #UN

US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says
Marcos Orellana, a special rapporteur, found lax environmental standards and lack of oversight allowed pollution to accumulate

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-04-25 03:18:14

First ever talks to ditch fossil fuels as UN deadlock deepens #UN

Countries meet in first global effort to phase out fossil fuels
Some 60 countries are meeting in Colombia as frustration grows with lack of progress in tackling climate change

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-18 11:00:55

"Fossil fuels ‘ripping away national security’ but renewables ‘turn the tables’, says UN executive"
#UN #UnitedNations #Renewables

Fossil fuels are ‘ripping away national security’ says UN exec
‘Sunlight doesn’t depend on vulnerable shipping straits,’ says UNFCCC’s Simon Stiell.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-06 15:00:32

"Analysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reporting"
#UN #UnitedNations #Nature #Environment

Analysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reporting - Carbon Brief
Half of nations have met a UN deadline to report on how they are tackling nature loss within their borders, Carbon Brief analysis shows.

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-03-17 21:59:00

Announcing the 2026 Indigenous Craft Fair #WeAreIndigenous #UNPFII
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Announcing the 2026 Indigenous Craft Fair
Download the Flyers EN | ES | FR | PT | RU English Indigenous Craft Fair SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TRAVELING TO THE UN APRIL 22, 2026 9AM–6PM FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UN CHURCH CENTER (2ND FL…

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-07 13:06:50

"Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate #ClimateChange…

Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN
The warming El Niño weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Niña fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-01 18:00:26

"UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate #ClimateChange

UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought
Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country's humanitarian crisis, the federal government and U.N. agencies said Tuesday.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-25 13:00:25

"Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN"
#UnitedNations #UN #Climate #ClimateChange

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN
The amount of heat trapped by Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-22 14:00:46

"Women and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warns"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate #ClimateChange

Women and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warns
Unesco calls for action as lack of access and sanitation hits health, education and food security of women

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-27 12:00:56

"World’s Freshwater Fish in Crisis, U.N. Report Warns"
#UN #UnitedNations #Fish #Environment

Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds
Vast journeys, among world’s great wonders, found to be under threat as freshwater fish populations crash by 81%