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From 17 to 19 February 2026, the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), hosted a three-day in-person workshop in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The workshop was organized by the Department¡­

Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of UNOAU SRSG Statement | 1331st Meeting of the AUPSC | Open Session on Climate Change, Peace and Security in Africa 19¡­

Indigenous Peoples ¡ª around 476 million across 90 countries ¡ª are among the planet¡¯s fiercest biodiversity guardians. And many live on the frontlines of conflict: 80 percent of armed conflicts globally are unfolding in¡­

Below are remarks from UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, during a press conference hosted by the COP31 President Designate, Minister Murat Kurum in Istanbul, T¨¹rkiye, on Thursday 12 February 2026. It is an¡­

Climate change continues to place severe pressure on vulnerable populations, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings, driving growing global attention to the Climate, Peace, and Security agenda (CPS). While¡­

From 27 to 30 January, the United Nations Office to the African Union participated in the African Union Climate Change 2025 Review and 2026 Strategic Planning Workshop, held in Accra, Ghana. The workshop brought together¡­

On 21 January, the Deputy Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union and Director of Political Affairs, Mr Gerald Mitchell, met with a delegation from the Republic of Azerbaijan, led by Ambassador Ruslan Nasibov¡­

In the tri-border area where Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger meet, temperatures are rising at 1.5 times the global average. Recurrent droughts devastate crops. Erratic rainfall patterns undermine pastoral systems. Land¡­

Pacific Island countries are among those most affected by climate change. Rising sea levels, shifting rainfall patterns and increasing extreme weather events threaten land, livelihoods and cultural heritage across the region¡­

In South Sudan, climate change is not an abstract threat but an everyday reality. Successive floods and droughts have uprooted families, destroyed livelihoods, and intensified competition over resources. According to the¡­

The Informal Expert Group of members of the UN Security Council on Climate, Peace and Security (IEG CPS) conducted a six-day informal field mission to Chad from 7 to 12 December 2025. This second field visit, following the¡­

October 2025 marked twenty-five years since the landmark Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Amid rising polarization, escalating conflicts, and the intensifying impacts of climate change, urgent¡­