Global Issues News Headlines for “Environmental Issues”

Climate Week NYC Kicks off With World Leaders’ Commitments to Action

2026-09-22T15:40:20-07:00

NEW YORK, September 22 (IPS) - The Climate Group’s annual conference in New York City has attracted thousands of attendees this year, among them world leaders, corporate heads, philanthropists, and climate advocates. Those leaders present at the opening ceremony of Climate Week have made clear calls to collectively tackle climate issues.

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Nature and the Environment: How Can the UN Improve Its Work on the Environment?

2026-09-22T12:46:32-07:00

APEX, North Carolina / SAN FRANCISCO, California / VIENNA, Austria / SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom / GENEVA, Switzerland, September 22 (IPS) - In March 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched “UN80”. Recognizing that the world is in a state of dramatic and rapid change at a time when funding for the UN is under threat from budget cuts, Guterres declared that, on the anniversary of the UN’s 80th birthday, a review of its work was long overdue. Now, UN80 is coming to a head with a set of recommendations that cover almost every aspect of the UN’s work.

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Guterres: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power

2026-09-22T05:00:00-07:00

Humanity faces four defining “tests of power” – around war or peace, inequality, climate change and AI – that will determine whether the world moves towards a new era of cooperation or deeper division, the UN chief warned the General Assembly on Tuesday.

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Africa Has the Technology to Achieve Food Security—Now It Needs Coordinated Deployment

2026-09-22T04:05:32-07:00

KIGALI, Rwanda, September 22 (IPS) - Africa is emerging as the world’s fastest-growing technology market, with its innovation ecosystem attracting increasing global investment. The European Investment Bank’s recent €40 million commitment to the sector underscores this growing confidence.

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In Tanzania, the sea is moving inland – and taking livelihoods with it

2026-09-21T05:00:00-07:00

Along the coast of Tanzania, in East Africa, the Indian Ocean is pushing saltwater ever farther inland, shrinking coconut harvests, driving fish away and leaving some residents wondering how much longer they can stay.

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Why climate action now comes down to speed, finance and cooperation

2026-09-21T05:00:00-07:00

Temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C global warming goal set in Paris is widely considered inevitable. The challenge now is to keep that overshoot as small and short as possible by cutting emissions faster, unlocking finance and strengthening international cooperation.

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The Connection Between Urbanization and Poverty: How Cities Can Reduce Poverty – Or Deepen It

2026-09-18T16:44:44-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, September 18 (IPS) - Urbanization can help concentrate jobs, services, and investments; however, it can also concentrate unaffordable housing, insecure employment, and unequal exposure to contamination and environmental threats. A recent report from the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, argues that the difference is not urbanization itself, but how cities are planned, governed, and financed.

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Outpacing Foreign Aid, Migrant Remittances Are a Lifeline Ensuring Families Are Fed and Healthy, Says IFAD

2026-09-18T08:11:47-07:00

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, September 18 (IPS) - Migrants now send home more money than foreign aid, and this is pulling rural families out of poverty, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

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Less than 4 years from development goals deadline, progress shows what’s possible

2026-09-18T05:00:00-07:00

For Benin, making progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has meant finding new ways to finance development.

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Nepal floods: ‘Apocalyptic’ destruction signals wider climate threat across Himalayas

2026-09-18T05:00:00-07:00

The catastrophic flooding that swept away entire villages in northern Nepal could occur again in the country or elsewhere in the Himalayas due to climate change.

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