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From Summits To Street Art To Schools: Here’s How We’re Marking World Environment Day
Scoop
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Friday, 6 June 2025, 7:26 am Press Release: UN News 5 June 2025 Around the world, civil society groups and UN teams are hosting webinars, forums, summits and other diverse celebrations. It’s a collective effort that’s drawing together different...
CIVICUS’ New Leader Speaks on Global Declines in Civic Freedom
Inter Press Service
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June 5, 2025
Active Citizens, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Economy & Trade, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Inequality, Sustainability, TerraViva United Nations CIVICUS Global Alliance Secretary-General...
Barcelona will host a UNESCO world headquarters for the oceans
Ara
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June 5, 2025
BarcelonaBarcelona will host the only Ocean Decade Collaborating Center (DCC) on sustainable ocean economy, a project within the United Nations strategy to revolutionize ocean science, which the City Council will share with the Port of Barcelona...
Government of Andhra Pradesh and EESL Mark ‘World Environment Day’ with Induction Cooktops & Utensils set Distribution under National Efficient Cooking Programme
Odisha Diary
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June 5, 2025
EESL is targeting to supply 55,607 Induction Cooktops with Stainless Steel Utensil set to operational Anganwadi Centres across the state including 11,400 under Phase-1 During the ceremony, Hon’ble Minister of Women and Child Welfare, Government of...
As UN Ocean Conference meets, time for oceans may be short
Diplomatic Courier
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he ocean is not only home to a vast array of species, it is also integral to life on Earth more broadly. The UN Ocean Conference—as a conference dedicated to UN Sustainable Development Goal 14—seeks to mitigate the harm done by human pollution,...
Botswana In Governance Free-Fall
Botswana Gazette
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June 5, 2025
Report says Transparency and Regulatory Governance remain areas that require further strengthening, showing regression where President Duma Boko has a personal proclivity for good performance GAZETTE REPORTER An annual report that tracks good...
ISSI marks World Environment Day 2025; experts urge urgent action on climate & plastic crisis
Associated Press of Pakistan
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June 5, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jun 05 (APP):The Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) on Friday organized an in-house event to commemorate World Environment Day 2025. Ambassador Shafqat...
Sudan's humanitarian crisis deserves the world’s attention and outrage
MSNBC
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June 5, 2025
Five food aid workers were killed this week, a state sanctioned military force claimed control of a major city, and in just the past two years, nearly 4 million people have fled their homes and becomes refugees. You might think I’m describing...
PALIF Chairman Basudeb Pal Urges Ethical AI Standards In UN Address
MENAFN
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June 5, 2025
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2025 / Speaking at the 24th Infopoverty World Conference at the United Nations , Pal Impact Foundation (PALIF) Chairman Basudeb Pal delivered a compelling address urging the...
UNSC appointments validate world confidence in Pakistan’s counterterror credentials: PM
The Express Tribune
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June 5, 2025
Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday described Pakistan’s appointment to several key United Nations Security Council (UNSC) counterterrorism bodies as a “matter of great pride” and a reflection of the international...
Zenith Bank recognised as Nigeria’s best bank in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2025
Business Hallmark
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June 5, 2025
Zenith Bank Plc has once again been named the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2025, clinching the prestigious title for the fifth time in six years. The bank was one of the 36 winners across Africa honoured by Global...
China a vital contributor to global green governance, environmental sustainability
Global Times
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Illustration: Chen Xia/GT Thursday marked World Environment Day. On this occasion, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment officially released the 2024 Report on the State of the Ecology and Environment in China, which shows that the country's...
“The fishing sector is not the problem” – ICFA defends bottom trawling in advance of UN Ocean Conference
SeafoodSource
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In the run up to the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), where new international guidance on bottom trawling is expected to be considered, the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) has released a resolution asking...
Saint Kitts and Nevis secures seat on UN Economic and Social Council
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 5, 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the UN’s top body for coordinating global sustainable development and economic policy. The twin-island federation earned one of three available...
Bridging Dubai and Singapore: A private banking mission in a changing world
Gulf Business
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June 5, 2025
Bank of Singapore’s head of private banking for Europe and the Middle East, Ranjit Khanna. Late one May evening, the Burj Khalifa’s LED façade burst into red and white. The world’s tallest tower was celebrating 40 years of bilateral trade between...
Chagossians rally against Keir Starmer’s giveaway as fresh appeal submitted to UN: ‘We’re asking to be seen as humans!’
GB News
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June 5, 2025
Chagossians have submitted a fresh appeal to the United Nations Human Rights body challenging the UK Government's treaty to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The legal communication alleges violations of their human rights,...
“There is need for urgent dialogue amid growing global uncertainty, division” – Chinese envoy
TV47
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June 5, 2025
The Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Guo Haiyan now says that there is an urgent need for dialogue amid growing global uncertainty and division. According to Ms Haiyan, the dialogue is needed urgently because all civilisations, whether Chinese,...
Afghan women UN staff targeted with threats, told to ‘stay home’ in Kabul
The Express Tribune
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June 5, 2025
Listen to article Afghan women working for the United Nations in Kabul have been threatened by unidentified men because of their jobs, the organisation and several women told AFP on Thursday. Multiple women working for various UN agencies told AFP...
Youth Charter marks George Floyd Anniversary with Global Call to Action
The Masvingo Mirror
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June 5, 2025
GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA LONDON – Five years after the death of George Floyd sparked a global reckoning on racial injustice, the Youth Charter, a UK-based international charity, is calling for the world of sport to transition from symbolic protest to...
“Sankalp to Siddhi”: BJP to celebrate 11 years of Modi government with nationwide report card campaign |Check dates
News9 Live
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June 5, 2025
India News On World Environment Day, PM Modi planted the ‘Sindoor; sapling at his official resident in Lok Kalyan Marg, Delhi. | Screengrab New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to embark on a sweeping nationwide campaign to showcase...