By Catherine Ageno The United Nations Secretary-General has welcomed the new Oceans Protection Treaty signed by nations over the weekend. Antonio Guterres says he is extremely encouraged that countries have agreed on the UN legally binding instrument to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), resident country representative to Uganda, Elsie Attafuah has asked cultural and religious leaders to support the government’s efforts to curb the spread of Ebola disease. She says local leaders should partner with the health ministry among other stakeholders to intensify surveillance efforts to detect […]
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres has called for a Climate Solidarity Pact between developed and emerging economies at the ongoing climate change conference, COP27 in Egypt. In his address to world leaders, Guterres warned that the clock is ticking given the increasing greenhouse gas emissions and global […]
The United Nations (UN) high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi has said that responses to climate change must also consider its link to both conflict and the displacement it causes. In a briefing to the Security Council, Grandi expressed hope that these dimensions “will be in clearer focus” at the […]
By Catherine Ageno With COP27 just a few days away, Uganda has been asked to join other African voices in calling on developed countries to commit to funding loss and damage. According to Mr. Hussein Kato Muyinda, the Executive Director Earth and Rights Initiative, African countries face similar climate challenges […]
