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The United Nations reported on Tuesday that over 11,700 civilians have been killed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.

Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya urged leaders gearing up for the 79th General Assembly session to capitalize on every opportunity to end the ongoing conflict.

A group of more than 50 prominent scientists has issued a warning that global warming is accelerating at an "unprecedented" pace, raising concerns about the diminishing opportunity to curb temperature increases in line with international targets. This cautionary message was conveyed in a study reported by AFP.

Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan has engaged in discussions with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) head Achim Steiner on the sidelines of the Sustainable Development Goals Forum at a Dubai summit.

Representatives from 175 nations meet in Nairobi from Nov. 13 to negotiate for the first time what concrete measures should be included in a binding global treaty to end plastic pollution.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met on Friday with UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Inger Andersen, who is on her first working visit to Serbia and the region.

An international conference aiming to protect the Mediterranean Sea from pollution is being held with various presentations, panels, meetings and side events in Turkey's southern province of Antalya.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will take part in the inaugural meeting of the High Level Conference of the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation held in Marseille, at the formal invitation of the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.

The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe, a milestone that will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save world economies over $2.4 trillion annually, the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Aug. 30.

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Nairobi/Ljubljana – Slovenian Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak highlighted the role and potential of green investment as he addressed in a video call a virtual session of the UN Environment Assembly, which started in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Monday.

Turkey's coastal city of Antalya will host COP22, an international convention on the protection of the Mediterranean marine environment and coastline in 2021, the country's minister of environment said on Dec. 18.