Just as people were beginning to breathe a sigh of relief thanks to the Trump administration’s rollback of onerous climate ...

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland has notified the United Nations it is leaving the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of ...

Poland and the Baltic states also withdrew from the Ottawa Convention despite pleas from some leaders to maintain decorum in ...

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

Finland will exit the landmine ban treaty by January 2026, citing rising military threats from neighbouring Russia ...

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania deposited their instruments of withdrawal from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty with United Nations ...

As the host nation of Unep and a frontline actor in the battle against plastic pollution, Kenya must take the lead in driving ...

China has committed to signing the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Treaty "as soon as possible" without ...

It is time for the global community to initiate negotiations on a single international water treaty, one that sets clear ...

After 20 years of intense debate, the world looks set to have a treaty protecting marine life out beyond national waters.

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and ...

The United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice, France ended Friday with promises from world leaders to ratify a global, binding agreement to help protect the world’s oceans by September — paving the ...