U.N. Fashion and Lifestyle Network Talks Global Circularity
Sustainability is an undercurrent of the 80th session of the United Nations, and with that in mind, “Fashion’s Role in a Global Circular Economy” was explored on Sept. 23. Organized by the…
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EXCLUSIVE: ID Genève Launches Watch in Collaboration With United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
PARIS – There’s not a moment to waste when it comes to climate action and ensuring a better future globally. That’s a message that B Corp-certified Swiss watchmaker ID Genève wants to…
The U.N. Deserves a Trumpian Reckoning
A fundamental reassessment of the United Nations has been long in coming. Trump may give one when he addresses the body. Source link
Nest Launches Refugee Artisan Collection in Partnership With CFDA and UNHCR
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Nest has launched a limited-edition collection of…
EXCLUSIVE: Stella McCartney, David Attenborough to Be Honored by New Environmental Start-up The Nat
SYDNEY — Meet the “Nat Gala”: a brand-new New York benefit slated for September that hopes to garner the buzz and fundraising power of May’s Met Gala — this time with an environmental…
How Ukrainian President Zelensky Chose His Clothes for Pope Francis’ Funeral
While political strategists and “forensic lip readers” scrutinize the photographs of President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking before Pope Francis’ funeral…
United Nations Tour Guides Get New Uniforms Designed by Swedish Students
Giving new meaning to taking fashion to a worldwide stage, the United Nations and the Swedish School of Textiles have joined forces to create new uniforms for tour guides at the U.N.…
Prada and UNESCO Host Ocean Education Event in Paris
PARIS – Prada brought its Sea Beyond project here with a two-day series of events at the Paris Oceanographic Institute that included a splashy cocktail party, a screening and an…
Astronaut and Activist Amanda Nguyen Hosts First All-women Astronaut Gathering at the U.N.
On Tuesday evening, astronaut and activist Amanda Nguyen invited and hosted the first gathering of all-women astronauts in history at the United Nations to honor the 10th Annual…
Aid pours into Gaza as ceasefire enters fourth day
More than 2,400 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect, according to United Nations officials, as attention shifted to…
Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
TRES BOCAS, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s…
UNIFIL: Israel and Hezbollah must adhere to fragile truce in Lebanon
The United Nations observer mission in Lebanon urged both Israel and Hezbollah to comply with the ceasefire agreement, warning on its Telegram channel on Thursday against actions that…
Fence-line communities hope plastics treaty might ease pollution burden
Organizers in communities near the petrochemical plants that produce plastics hope that a global treaty to limit plastic waste can reduce the toxic emissions polluting their air and water.…
UN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations raised the death toll of a recent massacre in which dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders were killed by a gang in Haiti, and…
Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation mainly driven by cattle…
Recycling's best hope? People want to do the "right thing," expert says
It's no secret that humans produce large amounts of plastic waste globally. But the exact scale of that quantity is often difficult to conceptualize. At "The Future of Plastics: Reducing…
UN plastic treaty talks were not a failure, experts say at Newsweek panel
On the heels of global negotiations over a plastic waste treaty, Newsweek Environmental Sustainability and Governance Editor Jeff Young hosted a panel discussion on current efforts to…
Landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, when it opened two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally…
Countries deadlock on UN treaty on plastic pollution
Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution, faced a…
Iran ramps up nuclear program, close to weapons-grade: UN
The UN's nuclear watchdog believes Iran is ramping up it's nuclear program with advanced technology, pushing its program closer to weapons-grade potential. Plans to accelerate its nuclear…
Israeli fire wounds two in Southern Lebanon amid fragile ceasefire
Two people were injured by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the country's state-run National News Agency reported. The incident in Markaba, a town near the Israeli border,…
Allies providing Sudan's warring parties with weapons are 'enabling the slaughter,' UN official says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000…
Sudan's warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are `fueling the fire,' warns UN Chief
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,” which is intensifying the nightmare of hunger and…
Slight progress in global biodiversity protection efforts but some species decline, new reports find
CALI, Colombia (AP) — Global efforts to protect the world's plants and animals have made slight progress and some species remain in serious decline, according to two reports released…