UN Climate Change News, 13 June 2025 – The UNFCCC secretariat has released a new synthesis report consolidating experiences, progress, best practices and remaining challenges faced by Parties in preparing their Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) and implementing the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) under the Paris Agreement.

GENEVA – The number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution worldwide is untenably high, particularly as humanitarian funding evaporates, with the only bright spot being a pickup in returns, notably to Syria, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today.

This article examines Nornickel’s dual identity: as a self-proclaimed champion of Russia’s green energy future, yet a notorious perpetrator of environmental destruction and Indigenous rights violations in the Arctic. It exposes the hidden costs borne by Arctic indigenous communities and fragile ecosystems, challenging the resource-intensive sustainability narratives.

Speech delivered by: Inger Andersen For: Opening of the resumed third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (SPP OEWG 3.2) Location: Punta del Este, Uruguay