Goodwill Ambassadors

A goodwill ambassador is a person who advocates for a specific cause or global issue on the basis of their notability as a public figure. Goodwill ambassadors generally deliver goodwill by promoting ideals from one entity to another, or to a population. The term should be distinguished from the related concept of a brand ambassador, who plays a role in promoting a company or product through personal interaction. A goodwill ambassador may be an individual from one country who resides in or travels to another country, on a diplomatic mission (or international friendship mission) at a peer to peer level; …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 14 November 2024 English

Shelton Nyakundi, an 18-year-old student at the Menengai boarding school in Nakuru, Kenya, believes one simple thing could make the difference between the academic success and failure of many pupils: …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 12 November 2024 English

Findings from the new Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment (N₂O) warns that without urgent action on rising N₂O emissions, there is no viable pathway to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 12 November 2024 English

The Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment shines a spotlight on a critical but often overlooked climate threat. Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas and a top ozone-depleting substance. Nitrous Oxide is …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 11 November 2024 English

Prepared by the UN Environment Programme’s Faith for Earth Coalition, this publication spotlights how faith actors globally (faith communities and faith-based organisations) are addressing the pollution and waste crisis. It …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 9 November 2024 English

The recently concluded United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, ushered in a historic agreement on how to share benefits from the use of genetic information sequenced from the …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 8 November 2024 English

As we just heard from the UN Secretary-General, the World Meteorological Organization and its partners have said that 2024 is likely to be the hottest year recorded. This means the …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 8 November 2024 English

The fourth edition of UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) publication, An Eye on Methane, Invisible but not unseen, takes stock of progress harnessing a methane data revolution that can …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 7 November 2024 English

Despite their critical role in mitigating climate change and providing essential ecosystem services, peatlands face significant threats and remain among the most poorly understood and under-monitored ecosystems globally. The Global …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 7 November 2024 English

International public adaptation finance flows to developing countries increased from US$22 billion in 2021 to US$28 billion in 2022. Even achieving the Glasgow Climate Pact goal of doubling adaptation finance …

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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 6 November 2024 English

Rising temperatures have caused glaciers in the Caucasus to retreat an average of 600m over the past century, contributing to a loss of more than 11 billion tons of freshwater. …

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