Lima, Peru — The ministers of environment from across Latin America and the Caribbean have chosen Panama’s Minister of Environment, Juan Carlos Navarro, as the new President of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean for the 2025–2027 term. The decision, made by consensus during
A Continent at the Crossroads The numbers are stark: by 2030, Africa is projected to achieve less than 6% of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Against that backdrop, a new conversation is gaining force—whether artificial intelligence and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies can serve as accelerators for Agenda 2063. AI
United Nations HQ, New York — September 30, 2025: As the final echoes of applause faded inside the General Assembly Hall, Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, rose to deliver closing remarks that drew together a week of impassioned speeches from nearly every
The United Nations Global Compact concluded its 2025 Leaders Summit last week in New York, convening business leaders, governments, and civil society at a pivotal moment for the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Taking place during High-Level Week of the 80th UN General Assembly, the gathering marked the Compact’s 25th
Europe’s environment is under mounting pressure. Despite progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality, the European Environment Agency (EEA) warns in its newly released Europe’s Environment 2025 report that the continent’s natural systems are degrading at an alarming pace. Biodiversity is in decline, ecosystems are overstressed, and
By rejecting the Sustainable Development Goals, the U.S. president may have fractured the postwar consensus and set the stage for new global leadership. UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, New York, September 23, 2025 President Donald Trump strode into the United Nations General Assembly today and delivered the kind of speech that will
New York, September 23, 2025 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva used his address at the United Nations General Assembly to mount a vigorous defense of Brazil’s democracy and sovereignty, while delivering a thinly veiled rebuke of the United States. His speech was both a rallying cry for institutional
New York, September 22, 2025 — Against the backdrop of the United Nations General Assembly, a powerful vision of Africa’s future unfolded at Unstoppable Africa 2025. The flagship gathering, co-convened by the UN Global Compact and the African Union, was designed not only as a forum for announcements but as
A Defining Week at the UN World leaders are in New York this week for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) under the theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More for Peace, Development and Human Rights.” The gathering comes amid heightened tensions, with ongoing wars in
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to shut down much of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), calling it “burdensome” and boasting $2.4 billion in industry savings over the next decade. That headline sounds attractive. But scratch beneath the surface, and the proposal isn’t about cutting red tape—it’s about
