UNESCO marks semi-centennial anniversary of biosphere preservation

The UN cultural agency commemorated on Monday the 50th anniversary of its Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which created in 1971, has been promoting a long-lasting connection between people and nature. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/12/1108782
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UNEP combats pollution, restores ozone and protects seas – UN chief tells 50th anniversary session

03 Mar 2022

For 50 years, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has offered the world a way forward “based on a vision for a better, healthier Earth built on the pillars of international cooperation,” Secretary-General António Guterres told a landmark special session on Thursday, commemorating the agency’s golden anniversary.

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UNEP combats pollution, restores ozone and protects seas, UN chief tells 50th anniversary session

03 Mar 2022

For 50 years, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has offered the world a way forward “based on a vision for a better, healthier Earth built on the pillars of international cooperation,” Secretary-General António Guterres told a landmark special session on Thursday, commemorating the agency’s golden anniversary.

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‘Giving help and giving hope’, an aerial lifeline to the world’s most isolated

‘Giving help and giving hope’, an aerial lifeline to the world’s most isolated

31 Aug 2024

A humanitarian air service, which has been described by the World Food Programme chief as “giving help and giving hope” to the world’s most remote and disadvantaged communities, is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year.