Ahead of the UNEP-hosted World Environment Day, here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem ...

Under the theme of “Make visible the invisible: sound management of chemicals and wastes,” the meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (2025 BRS ...

In this short documentary, follow youth advocate Zuhair Ahmed Kowshik from Bangladesh as he navigates the high-stakes ...

According to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, less than 5 per cent of wastewater in many developing countries is treated before it reaches the environment. This could potentially ...

Delegates from more than 180 countries are gathering in Switzerland to discuss placing restrictions on several toxic ...

Minamata Convention on Mercury is one of the newest multilateral environmental agreements aiming at protecting human health and environment from anthropogenic emissions and release of mercury and ...

A recent government report, produced with support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Copenhagen Climate ...

I especially want to thank Nabil Nasr, our long-time partner and expert in the International Resource Panel, for the opportunity to share UNEP’s perspectives at this important conference. And to our ...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 to end poverty, reduce inequality and build more peaceful, prosperous societies by 2030. The ...