Ai Wei Wei sculpture celebrates pedal power, as Urban Forum continues in Abu Dhabi

“You can walk down to the sculpture,” said the guide, “or,” and he paused to pique interest, “you can use one of these new public bicycles and follow the bike lane.” He gestured enticingly at a row of brand new, green, semi-electric bicycles.

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COP26: SDG or NDC? Our guide to the language you need to know

26 Oct 2021

If you’ve been following the UN for any period of time, you will quickly notice the plethora of acronyms, initialisations and jargon that abound across the Organization. There will be plenty more to confuse you at COP26 (a classic example in itself), so here’s our handy guide to help you make sense of some of the key buzz words you’ll be hearing, as the landmark climate change conference gets going.

Era free of fossil-fuel powered vehicles comes into focus at COP26; draft outcome is met with calls for more ambition

10 Nov 2021

A world where every car, bus and truck sold is electric and affordable, where shipping vessels use only sustainable fuels, and where planes can run on green hydrogen may sound like sci-fi movie, but here, at COP26, many governments and businesses said they have started to work to make it a reality.

UN chief urges emergency fund support as one of the ‘most effective investments’ in humanitarian action

09 Dec 2019

The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is “one of the most effective investments you can make in humanitarian action”, Secretary-General, António Guterres told a high-level pledging event at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.