  {"id":21950,"date":"2016-11-04T19:30:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T19:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?page_id=21950"},"modified":"2018-06-20T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T20:36:54","slug":"cop22","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/cop22\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Climate Change Conference Marrakesh 2016 &#8211; COP22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-post-slider fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider-posts\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168533\" aria-label=\"Testing and monitoring underway in suspected Russia plague death\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/testing-and-monitoring-underway-in-suspected-russia-plague-death.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/testing-and-monitoring-underway-in-suspected-russia-plague-death-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/testing-and-monitoring-underway-in-suspected-russia-plague-death-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/testing-and-monitoring-underway-in-suspected-russia-plague-death.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168533\">Testing and monitoring underway in suspected Russia plague death<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168531\" aria-label=\"\u2018Ebola takes the people children depend on\u2019: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ebola-takes-the-people-children-depend-on-unicef.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ebola-takes-the-people-children-depend-on-unicef-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ebola-takes-the-people-children-depend-on-unicef-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ebola-takes-the-people-children-depend-on-unicef.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168531\">\u2018Ebola takes the people children depend on\u2019: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168522\" aria-label=\"Extreme heat making pregnancy a \u2018new fault line\u2019 in climate crisis\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extreme-heat-making-pregnancy-a-new-fault-line-in-climate-crisis.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extreme-heat-making-pregnancy-a-new-fault-line-in-climate-crisis-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extreme-heat-making-pregnancy-a-new-fault-line-in-climate-crisis-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extreme-heat-making-pregnancy-a-new-fault-line-in-climate-crisis.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168522\">Extreme heat making pregnancy a \u2018new fault line\u2019 in climate crisis<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168520\" aria-label=\"Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/un-upholds-housing-as-a-human-right-on-world-habitat-day.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/un-upholds-housing-as-a-human-right-on-world-habitat-day-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/un-upholds-housing-as-a-human-right-on-world-habitat-day-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/un-upholds-housing-as-a-human-right-on-world-habitat-day.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168520\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#4d4d4d;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:rgba(242,242,242,0);border-width:1px;border-color:#f2f2f2;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">The 22nd session of the <a href=\"http:\/\/unfccc.int\/meetings\/marrakech_nov_2016\/meeting\/9567.php\">Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFCCC<\/a> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cop22.ma\/en\">taking place in Marrakesh, Morocco<\/a>. During COP 22, parties will begin preparations for the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, and to encourage actions to implement the agreement that will address climate change.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2016\/11\/cop22-liveblog\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">COP22 Liveblog<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa fa-laptop circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:15.84px;--awb-width:31.68px;--awb-height:31.68px;--awb-line-height:29.68px;--awb-margin-right:9px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Useful websites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cop22.ma\/en\">Conference website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.unfccc.int\/\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFCCC Newsroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.unfccc.int\/cop22marrakechinformationhub\/\">Marrakesh Conference Information Hub<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unfccc.int\/secretariat\/momentum_for_change\/items\/6214.php\">Momentum for Change\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connect4climate.org\/\">Connect4Climate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa fa-mobile circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:15.84px;--awb-width:31.68px;--awb-height:31.68px;--awb-line-height:29.68px;--awb-margin-right:9px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#COP22\">#COP22<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter\/com\/#ParisAgreement\">#ParisAgreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ\"> @Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlobalGoalsÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ\">@GlobalGoalsÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFCCC\">@Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFCCC<\/a>\u00a0on twitter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa fa-flag circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:15.84px;--awb-width:31.68px;--awb-height:31.68px;--awb-line-height:29.68px;--awb-margin-right:9px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><strong>Take Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So you want to take climate action but dont know how? See our\u00a0<strong><a title=\"The lazy person\u2019s guide to saving the world\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/takeaction\/\">handy guide <\/a><\/strong>to taking small actions that will have a big impact or download our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sdgsinaction.com\">SDGs in Action app<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;\">News<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#00adef;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-1 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-3\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-3 columns-3\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168526\" aria-label=\"Security, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate action\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/security-sacrifice-or-opportunity-visions-differ-over-effective-climate-action.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/security-sacrifice-or-opportunity-visions-differ-over-effective-climate-action-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/security-sacrifice-or-opportunity-visions-differ-over-effective-climate-action-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/security-sacrifice-or-opportunity-visions-differ-over-effective-climate-action-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/security-sacrifice-or-opportunity-visions-differ-over-effective-climate-action-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/security-sacrifice-or-opportunity-visions-differ-over-effective-climate-action.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-05T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168526\">Security, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate action<\/a><\/h4><p>Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat?\u00a0 Read Full Story on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168492\" aria-label=\"\u2018He felt heard\u2019: How a film brought a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ report to life in Xochimilco\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/he-felt-heard-how-a-film-brought-a-un-report-to-life-in-xochimilco.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/he-felt-heard-how-a-film-brought-a-un-report-to-life-in-xochimilco-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/he-felt-heard-how-a-film-brought-a-un-report-to-life-in-xochimilco-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/he-felt-heard-how-a-film-brought-a-un-report-to-life-in-xochimilco-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/he-felt-heard-how-a-film-brought-a-un-report-to-life-in-xochimilco-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/he-felt-heard-how-a-film-brought-a-un-report-to-life-in-xochimilco.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-04T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168492\">\u2018He felt heard\u2019: How a film brought a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ report to life in Xochimilco<\/a><\/h4><p>A documentary drawn from United Nations University research was screened at the COP30 climate conference and film festivals across Europe. Its most important journey, though, was the one back to the Mexico City canals where [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168469\" aria-label=\"Uganda\u2019s Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ugandas-un-supported-wildlife-forensics-lab-turns-ivory-seizures-into-convictions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ugandas-un-supported-wildlife-forensics-lab-turns-ivory-seizures-into-convictions-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ugandas-un-supported-wildlife-forensics-lab-turns-ivory-seizures-into-convictions-200x122.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ugandas-un-supported-wildlife-forensics-lab-turns-ivory-seizures-into-convictions-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ugandas-un-supported-wildlife-forensics-lab-turns-ivory-seizures-into-convictions-400x244.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ugandas-un-supported-wildlife-forensics-lab-turns-ivory-seizures-into-convictions.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-03T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168469\">Uganda\u2019s Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions<\/a><\/h4><p>The package originated in Entebbe, Uganda, bound for Cairo, containing 10 kilograms of thumb-sized pieces that could have been either bone or elephant ivory. Read Full Story on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168473\" aria-label=\"From energy crisis to energy transition: How renewables are reshaping energy security\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/from-energy-crisis-to-energy-transition-how-renewables-are-reshaping-energy-security.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/from-energy-crisis-to-energy-transition-how-renewables-are-reshaping-energy-security-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/from-energy-crisis-to-energy-transition-how-renewables-are-reshaping-energy-security-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/from-energy-crisis-to-energy-transition-how-renewables-are-reshaping-energy-security-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/from-energy-crisis-to-energy-transition-how-renewables-are-reshaping-energy-security-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/from-energy-crisis-to-energy-transition-how-renewables-are-reshaping-energy-security.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-09-28T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168473\">From energy crisis to energy transition: How renewables are reshaping energy security<\/a><\/h4><p>The continuing conflict in the Middle East is disrupting global energy markets and pushing up fuel prices, with knock-on effects far beyond the region. Read Full Story on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168430\" aria-label=\"\u2018Rising seas are sinking futures\u2019\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rising-seas-are-sinking-futures.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rising-seas-are-sinking-futures-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rising-seas-are-sinking-futures-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rising-seas-are-sinking-futures-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rising-seas-are-sinking-futures-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rising-seas-are-sinking-futures.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-09-24T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168430\">\u2018Rising seas are sinking futures\u2019<\/a><\/h4><p>World leaders approved the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ chief warned that encroaching waters are already threatening the future of coastal communities worldwide. Read Full Story on [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168423\" aria-label=\"LIVE: World leaders approve new declaration to tackle rising sea levels\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/live-world-leaders-approve-new-declaration-to-tackle-rising-sea-levels.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/live-world-leaders-approve-new-declaration-to-tackle-rising-sea-levels-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/live-world-leaders-approve-new-declaration-to-tackle-rising-sea-levels-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/live-world-leaders-approve-new-declaration-to-tackle-rising-sea-levels-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/live-world-leaders-approve-new-declaration-to-tackle-rising-sea-levels-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/live-world-leaders-approve-new-declaration-to-tackle-rising-sea-levels.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-09-28T23:36:03-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168423\">LIVE: World leaders approve new declaration to tackle rising sea levels<\/a><\/h4><p>Sea level rise is among the most visible consequences of global warming, but for some countries, it is an imminent existential threat. World leaders approved a new declaration on Thursday while debating the best ways [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/category\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;\">Videos<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#00adef;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-2 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-3\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-3 columns-3\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2020-07-23T13:40:34-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2020\/07\/launch-of-sg-youth-advisory-group-on-climate-change\/\">Launch of Secretary-General&#8217;s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change \u2013 27 July<\/a><\/h4><p>Building on the climate action momentum, the Secretary-General will launch his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change on 27 July to amplify youth voices and to engage young people in an open and transparent dialogue as the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ gears up to raise ambition and accelerate action to address the climate crisis.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-08-05T10:27:17-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/07\/actnow-climate-campaign-chef-grace-ramirez\/\">ActNow Climate Campaign &#8211; Chef Grace Ramirez<\/a><\/h4><p>Chef Grace Ramirez talks about sustainability and green hacks in support of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's ActNow climate campaign.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-07-12T16:15:35-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/07\/angry-birds-2-psa-in-support-of-the-actnow-climate-campaign\/\">Angry Birds 2 PSA in support of the ActNow Climate Campaign<\/a><\/h4><p>The Department of Global Communications is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Foundation for a second time on an initiative to promote the Sustainable Development Goal 13 \u2013 take urgent action against climate change and its impacts.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-06-04T09:54:24-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/06\/swiping-for-trees-mobile-app-tackles-air-pollution\/\">Swiping for Trees &#8211; Mobile app tackles air pollution<\/a><\/h4><p>A mobile payment app in China planted enough trees to cover an area equivalent to 130,000 soccer pitches. This video shows how they did that.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-06-04T09:53:07-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/05\/clean-capital-beijings-bold-moves-to-beatairpollution\/\">Clean Capital &#8211; Beijing\u2019s bold moves to #BeatAirPollution<\/a><\/h4><p>In only 5 years annual fine particle levels in Beijing's air fell by 35%. What were the key steps for this success?<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><div class=\"full-video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/327368578\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-03-29T17:03:39-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/03\/earth-hour-2019\/\">Earth Hour 2019<\/a><\/h4><p>To signal the United Nations\u2019 continued support for climate action, the Organization will participate in Earth Hour, a global lights-off event coordinated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other volunteer organizations, on Saturday, 30 March from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/category\/video-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":27,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21950","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}