¡°In the world we strive to build, 8 billion people means 8 billion opportunities to live dignified and fulfilled lives,¡± says UN Chief Ant¨®nio Guterres as the world¡¯s population nears 8 billion. Every one of us can make a difference in building a better world. Every action counts. Almost 8 million climate actions have already been registered through the UN ActNow campaign.
Every day more than 1 billion meals are left uneaten. From a food security perspective, this mountain of discarded food is problematic. But it creates other problems as well. As it decomposes in landfills, rotting food releases enough methane to make it one of the major drivers of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
Pregnancy and childbirth have become a ¡°new fault line in the global climate crisis¡± as extreme heat worsens, the head of the UN climate action body (UNFCCC) warned on Monday, calling for maternal and newborn health to be built into countries¡¯ climate plans.
From climate finance to ocean stewardship, Pacific countries are developing solutions rooted in local priorities and built to last.