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Greenpeace urges the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
to pressure on holding an urgent meeting to fund the FSO Safer rescue planIn a letter addressed to the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Greenpeace called for coordination between member states to hold an urgent meeting for Arab foreign ministers to fund the UN plan to rescue FSO Safer, and resolve the humanitarian and environmental...
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Greenpeace: Climate Change Increasing the Frequency and Severity of Seasonal Sand Storms, Causing Significant Health and Economic Impacts
Following the sand and dust storm that is affecting several countries in the Middle East, such as Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which started yesterday and is expected to extend until the end of the week...
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Countries must step up to fully fund US$80 million FSO Safer oil tanker rescue off Yemen
Meeting at the UN pledge conference to salvage the FSO Safer oil tanker, countries like the Netherlands, France, Finland, Germany, Qatar, Sweden, the UK and others committed a total covering only half of the required US$80 million needed to get the oil transferred from the rusting Safer currently anchored 6 km (4 miles) off the…
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Around the world citizens demand clean air now
Air pollution is the root cause of many serious health problems. During the week of World Health Day, from April 7- April 10, citizens around the world took to the streets to highlight the impact of air pollution on their health and on the planet.
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The invasion of Ukraine is supercharging food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed the vulnerabilities, corruption and violence behind the energy system. It is also accelerating a global food crisis. Some regions are more strongly impacted...
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JEDIS Officer
We are looking for someone to lead action strategies, covering topics such as: anti-racism, environmental and climate justice, disability rights, gender justice, class discrimination, equitable employment practices, and staff wellness.
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It’s the waiting….waiting and hoping….
Alarm bells have been ringing increasingly louder. The United Nations, governments, humanitarian and environmental organisations, scientists, journalists, - all have issued dire warnings. The dangers to human life and the environment are clear...
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Care at the Core
Everything is connected. We hear it in music lyrics and jingles, an idea embedded in many cultures, a seemingly throwaway line on par with the often parodied quest for “World Peace” and the fantasy for us all to “hold hands and be friends”.
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5 things you need to know about the new IPCC report
The world’s leading climate scientists just released their latest massive assessment on the impacts of climate change and how and to what extent those impacts can be adapted to. No time to dive into the thousands of pages? No worries
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Yet another warning by IPCC climate scientists is out!
Remember the last warning report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is composed of the world’s leading climate scientists and approved by world governments? If you don’t, here is a blog post about it.
