Bonn, Germany – United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Opens Office in Bonn, Germany Media contact: bonn@unitar.org | +49-228-815-0213 23 October 2020, Bonn, Germany – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is now the 24th and newest member of the UN family in Bonn. UNITAR, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, opens its […]

14th July 2020 PROMOTING COMPETITIVNESS AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
A new course by the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
 
What policies can countries implement to address the two defining crises of our time—COVID-19, and the climate emergency? How do we build the next generation of leaders—and those that inform and educate them—needed to advance green,

E-waste will double by 2050. Business-as-usual is not an option to cope with it: UN Initiative. E-waste is referred to as the world’s fastest growing solid waste stream. Since 2000, e-waste has grown from 20 million to 50 million tonnes per year. A new report from the United Nations University-hosted Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP)

About 3/4 of 60,000 tonnes of used electronic equipment shipped to Nigeria in both 2015 and 2016 originated from EU ports; at least 15,400 tonnes didn’t work TVs, monitors are largest category (almost one-third by weight), followed by photocopiers, fridges. 19 April, Bonn — A two-year study into used electrical and electronic equipment (UEEE) sent

14 December, Bonn – “In 2017,  6.2 million metric tonnes (Mt) of mercury-added product waste were generated worldwide, of which approximately 1,300 tonnes were mercury waste, roughly 0.18 grams per capita,” says the latest UNU-SCYCLE study on mercury waste, sponsored by the Government of Switzerland within a project coordinated by UNIDO, and recently launched in