Stories from the UN Archive: BBC legend and UN Earth Champion
“We must feel that we are all citizens of this one planet because unless we do, we won’t solve the problems,” Mr. Attenborough said in an interview with the UN.…
Stories from the UN Archive: UN proclaims world’s first Earth Day
That’s when environmental protection was not yet a priority of national political agendas, but a growing movement took hold across the planet. In 1971, UN Secretary-General U Thant held a…
Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on
“Turn off the lights, and move the world towards a better future for all,” UN Secretary General António Guterres said in a message for the event. The UN chief recalled…
Preparing to send advanced telescopes into space to save Earth from harm
Washington: The American space company NASA is busy preparing to send its new telescope into space, which will be used to map the universe and protect the earth from asteroids.…
How did water come to earth?
Today, biological science has developed a lot, but the research is still going on about how water came to earth? Was there a creature that lived on earth before us,…
World News in Brief: ICC slams ‘unacceptable threats’, DR Congo displacement, UNEP ‘Champions of the Earth’
ICC President Piotr Hofmański was presenting the independent court’s annual report to the UN in New York. The ICC was established in July 2002 under a treaty known as the…
First Person: Saving the Earth from space
Dr. Calvin advises NASA leadership on its science programmes and related strategic planning and investments. Also serving as its senior climate advisor, she provides insights and recommendations for related science,…
INTERVIEW: Knowledge of indigenous peoples can promote harmony with Earth
Dario Jose Mejia Montalvo, Chair of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Leader of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia. Many indigenous peoples profess a deep respect for the…
Tomatoes grown in space will arrive on Earth today
Photo courtesy of Twitter The journey began to bring the tomatoes grown in space to the earth, which will reach the earth today. According to foreign media, the American space…
On April 6, the 150-foot-long meteorite will pass close to Earth
The meteor named FZ3 2023 will pass close to Earth on April 6. Photo: File Pasadena, California: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has said that several space rocks, or meteorites, will…