GENEVA, June 3 (UNHCR) - How do you grow trees in a desert camp? Cook with a handful of firewood? Wash, drink, bathe and cook with scarce water? These are among the many challenges facing the UN ...

The Walt Disney Company has announced a new children’s book program, Planet Possible Books. In a launch timed to coincide with the United Nations World Environment Day, June 5, the company introduced ...

World Environment Day 2025 will be observed on June 5, with the Republic of Korea as the global host. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this year’s campaign focuses on tackling ...

I was a junior in high school when the first World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated in 1972. Marked annually on June 5, it was established by the United Nations General Assembly and over the past ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Kris Janowski – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 5 June 2001 Today is ...

Several of Baltimore‘s top cultural attractions will reward eco-conscious visitors with free and discounted admissions on World Environment Day this Thursday. Asma Naeem, the museum’s director, said ...

World Environment Day 2025 arrives amid a barrage of sobering news. Key developments around the world, however, offer a reminder that the global fight for environmental human rights is waged in ...

This Thursday marks World Environment Day, an annual awareness day born out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It’s the largest global platform for environmental outreach, and this ...

Ecobank Ghana, demonstrating commendable environmental stewardship, has culminated its 2025 World Environment Day activities with the planting of about 1,700 trees at the Chipa Forest Reserve in ...

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged countries to do more to change it. This year's World Environment Day comes with a sobering reminder about the severity of global warming, according to ...

Solano County proudly celebrated World Environment Day on Saturday with a cleanup and restoration event hosted by the Solano Resource Conservation District that resulted in the collection of nearly ...

As the world marks World Environment Day, President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to planting 25 million trees by 2030, a crucial step towards achieving carbon neutrality ...