Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events [...]
A new World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights that 5.6 billion people – 71% of [...]
SPEECH DELIVERED BY: Inger Andersen FOR: G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting LOCATION: Chennai, India Excellencies, colleagues, [...]
Chemicals: an integral part of plastics All plastics are made of chemicals, including polymers, additives to [...]
While summer in the northern hemisphere is just a few days old, it is already [...]
A United Nations summit on the state of the world’s food systems opens today in [...]
United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen recently visited the Noor power plant in [...]
In a groundbreaking move to safeguard public health in Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease [...]
Climactic event will almost certainly strengthen throughout the year, US climate scientists predict Mild El [...]
On a recent Monday in late June, the mercury in Phoenix, Arizona, was set to reach [...]
Feedback by Brussels for Human Rights and Development to the European commission regarding an initiative [...]
Brussels for Human Rights and Developments (BHRD) welcomes the European Commission’s draft act on Single-use [...]
Whenever and wherever humanity’s values are abandoned, we all are at greater risk. The solutions [...]
We need to stand up for our rights and those of others.The UDHR calls upon [...]
As a “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations”, the UDHR is [...]
As “Brussels for Human Rights and Development,” we appreciate the European Commission’s efforts to tackle [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), is [...]