Every breath you take, Every 💧 of water you drink, Every meal 🥘 you eat, you are connected to the 🌎. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, drop a 💚 to celebrate the richness and wonder of our only home - our planet.

🔥🗣️ Today, the Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres called on ad and PR agencies to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry. There is no longer any cover for agencies to say that they are doing the right thing when working with polluters.

Today is the International Widows Day Celebrate and support a widow today Widow Aid United Airlines United Nations Geneva Cometogether Widows and Orphans Organization UK aid

#Climate change isn't just warming our planet, it's also influencing #health risks. As #cholera spreads across Nigeria, we must ask: Is climate change accelerating the spread? Join the conversation and take action. #Vote4Climate #Vote4ClimateNG #AACJ #climatechange

1.5°C isn't just a number; it has profound consequences for people & 🌍. In 2015, the world came together to adopt the #ParisAgreement to combat #ClimateChange. We urgently need to implement the solutions we already hold to humanity's greatest challenge: go.undp.org/Zyv

Are you aware that you may have eaten GMOs one way or another? Do you really care about what's on your plate? Look through this report to see your everyday packaged foods which contain GMOs. Nnimmo Food_Affairs ERA/FoEN Joyce Brown homef.org/2024/06/13/wha…

Young people are: 🙌🏾 Leaders 💫 Dreamers 💻 Innovators 📚 Changemakers They are harnessing technology and innovation to create sustainable solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. This #YouthDay and every day, let's encourage and empower young people everywhere.

GIFSEP is proud to introduce our Urban Farming for Persons with Disabilities an initiative that educates, empower, build climate resilience and foster Independence and Self-Reliance #PWDs Contributing to Sustainable Development #Food4PWDs #LeaveNoOneBehind #GreenResilience

Our very survival depends on bees. From food security to biodiversity – these tiny heroes are essential for nature & humanity. But land degradation threatens their existence. Join #GenerationRestoration & create some buzz! unep.org/news-and-stori…

Single-use plastic packaging, designed to last a lifetime, is too often discarded after one use. Of 78M tons produced yearly, 32% leaks into the environment, equal to one garbage truck of plastic entering our ocean every minute. #BeatPlasticPollution info:

People power is all around us and a source of hope! Everyone can make a difference in the fight against the climate crisis 💚🌎

6⃣ Benefits of #UrbanTrees 👇 🍃Cool air 🫁 Remove pollutants 🖤Absorb carbon 🐞Increase biodiversity 💚Improve health 💱Increase property value #UrbanForests Via Food and Agriculture Organization

Almost 1⃣ in 3⃣ women have been subjected to violence at least once in their life. UN #Volunteers like Labbo from Chad 🇹🇩 raise awareness about #GBV by speaking out against all forms of violence against women and girls.

LISTEN 🎧 People felt powerless, their voices drowned out by the rich and powerful. But a movement emerged uniting people seeking climate, social & nature justice, calling for a system where every voice mattered, and, in that moment democracy began to be reborn #UpgradeDemocracy

"Investing in clean air saves lives, combats climate change, strengthens economies, builds fairer societies, and advances the #GlobalGoals." @AntonioGuterres for calls for #CleanAirNow: un.org/en/observances…

Meet the President-Elect of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang of Cameroon. 🇨🇲 Next week, he will be sworn in as UN GA President. Read more about his vision for #UNGA79: bit.ly/4c27D1t

Although a human right, clean air is still denied to 99% of the world’s population. Ahead of #WorldCleanAirDay, Inger Andersen calls for urgent global action to tackle air pollution, set strong standards, and invest in solutions for #CleanAirNow. cleanairblueskies.org

How are you celebrating this weekend's #WorldCleanAirDay? Latest updates from partners and more on actions and events around the world for #CleanAirNow: cleanairblueskies.org/latest/feature…

For #WorldCleanAirDay, see what’s necessary to switch to address dirty household air through “clean cookstoves,” usually powered by electricity, biogas, ethanol and liquid petroleum gas, which are also more efficient than solid fuels. unep.org/news-and-stori…

I am humbled and honoured to be sworn in as the Executive Director of UN-Habitat. Grateful for the trust placed in me by SG António Guterres. The good work continues as we strive to advance sustainable urban development and ensure inclusive cities where everyone can thrive.