The three armed Kenyan wildlife officers must have been on high alert as they cautiously approached a homestead following reports that a stray lion had been sighted in the area.
But that soon turned to astonishment when all they found was a shopping (...)
All countries should be aware that their development is at stake unless they take better care of a common but precious resource, found on many of the world's beaches, and in our seas, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report launched (...)
In honor of David Attenborough's dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy in protecting and restoring nature, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Thursday that he is the recipient of the prestigious Champions of the Earth (...)
Kenya's former president, Mwai Kibaki, has died at the age of 90, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced.
He was the first leader not from the Kenya African National Union (Kanu), which had ruled for 40 years after independence, and was in power (...)
President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya received today at the Presidential Palace here Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan and his accompanying delegation.
During the reception, the Advisor conveyed the greetings of (...)
Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, met today with the Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Raychelle Omamo, during an official visit to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral ties (...)
A UN-led development plan for Ukraine was launched on Monday, to provide immediate economic help and longer-term assistance to the millions left struggling to meet basic needs, in the wake of the Russian invasion.
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) (...)
An estimated 6.3 million children under five, in six countries in Africa's Sahel region, will suffer from wasting this year, UN agencies and their partners warned in a publication issued on Wednesday.
The West and Central Africa Nutrition working (...)
Only a tiny proportion of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in developing countries, leading to a widening gap between rich and poor, says the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in a new study released this month.
In September 2021, the World (...)
At least 15 people, including a female member of the Somali federal parliament, were killed in two suicide bombings in Beledweyne town in central Somalia.
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has termed the killing of Amina Mohamed Abdi "an (...)
In Kenya, a trailblazing sustainable agriculture project has helped hundreds of farmers move away from the harmful practice of growing tobacco, in favor of a healthier alternative, the UN said on Wednesday.
The initiative, supported by the UN Food (...)
The solutions to restore the health of the ocean, which provides us with oxygen, food and livelihoods, are out there, and in 100 days they will be in the spotlight in Lisbon, Portugal, at the second ever UN Oceans Conference.
Billions of humans, (...)
War in Ukraine risks seeing 90 percent of the country "freefall into poverty" and extreme vulnerability, nearly three weeks since Russia invaded its neighbor, a new UN report said on Wednesday.
UNDP warned that if the conflict drags on – and if more (...)
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has endorsed his former rival, Raila Odinga, as presidential candidate in this year's elections.
The incumbent, who cannot run again as he has already served two terms, told a crowd of thousands in the capital, (...)
For 50 years, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has offered the world a way forward "based on a vision for a better, healthier Earth built on the pillars of international cooperation," Secretary-General António Guterres told a landmark special (...)
Defying the global outcry over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, African countries are affirming their loyalty to President Vladimir Putin, the New York Times reported.
At the United Nations on Wednesday, 24 African countries, including South Africa, (...)
Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on Wednesday to end plastic pollution, and forge an international legally binding agreement, (...)
Eng. Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, met here today with Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program Inger Andersen.
This came on the sidelines of the special meeting of the (...)
UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the "unavoidable multiple climate hazards" the (...)
Delegates were looking to advance a global agreement on plastic pollution, among a series of draft resolutions on biodiversity and health, green economy, and circularity, as the resumed the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly kicked off in (...)
Norah Magero, a Mechanical Engineer and Renewable Energy Expert from Kenya, is helping communities adapt to the changing climate, in the face of gender discrimination.
"I grew up in a society that did not value women. Our rights to education, (...)
A Kenyan schoolgirl has been sentenced to five years in jail over a school dormitory fire that killed 10 fellow students in the capital, Nairobi.
The 18-year-old committed the offense in 2017 aged 14 in her first year at the prestigious Moi Girls (...)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Wednesday that the number of wildfires globally may grow 14% by 2030 and 50% by the end of the century and called on the international community to focus on preventative rather than response (...)
Deputizing for the Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, Supervisor General of the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran, Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to (...)
Deadly wildfires, noise pollution and other looming environmental threats could cause widespread ecological damage, and need to be urgently addressed, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report published on Thursday.
"The Frontiers (...)
