The Global Framework on Chemicals - For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste (GFC), provides the essential building blocks for a future in which humanity benefits from chemicals in a safe ...

A new global panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution, launched under UNEP, marks a historic step toward sustainable ...

Against a challenging geopolitical backdrop and in a major move to protect people and planet, countries today came together ...

UNEP is supporting cities, including Toronto, as they exchange best practices on how to conserve and restore urban nature.

This week, government officials, business leaders, scientists and others are coming together in Uruguay to discuss a landmark ...

Five Central Asian nations met at the first regional workshop focused specifically on finding shared solutions to the ...

OEWG dates: Tuesday, 24 June 2025 - Friday, 27 June 2025 Venue: Convention and Exhibition Centre in Punta del Este, Uruguay Hybrid events: Some Multi-Stakeholder Day and Lunch time events are ...

The country is poised to introduce a series of regulations that will make companies that produce and use plastic packaging ...

UNEP’s Inger Andersen urges swift action to establish a global science-policy panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution to ...

Negotiators are finetuning the details of a new science-policy panel, with the latest round of discussions set for 15-18 June ...

Elizabeth Mrema, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, welcomes global leaders to Nairobi for Africa’s first Drive Electric ...

UNEP will convene a range of events during London Climate Action Week 2025—a major milestone on the road to COP30. London Climate Action Week was founded in 2019 by E3G in partnership with the Mayor ...