Island nations say recycling insufficient to solve problem when 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced yearly.

Romania's political landscape is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential ...

Most polls predicted Calin Georgescu to win less than 10% of the vote in the first round of Romania's presidential election.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges that countries are ...

Chris Wright has not yet distinguished himself as a politician. But he once drank fracking fluid in front of cameras. Now he ...

Ricardo Pepi put the United States in good position to advance to the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals, scoring an early goal for a 1-0, first-leg win against Jamaica at Kingston on Thursday night ...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global authority on the environment. UNEP’s mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and peoples to improve their quality of ...

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The UN Global Compact, in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), hosted the 12th Annual High-Level ...

The UNFCCC Knowledge-to-Action Hub for Climate Adaptation and Resilience is an inclusive network of over 450 leading and diverse organizations. We are committed to close knowledge gaps and scale up ...

The United States men's national team plays its first significant game under manager Mauricio Pochettino on Thursday night. The USMNT visits Jamaica in the first leg of a two-leg quarterfinal in ...

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped House Republican Conference chair and longtime ally Rep. Elise Stefanik, of New York, to serve as ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik is Trump's ...