Introducing UNECE MEAs How UNECE “green” agreements play a role in protecting our planet By Paola Deda | FOCUS ON | 1 June 2026
Forty-five years for clean air Even amid geopolitical tensions, countries can unite to address environmental challenges, as shown by the adoption of the Air Convention in 1979 By Albena Karadjova | FOCUS ON | 1 June 2026
Reducing industrial accident risks to protect people and nature Industrial accidents cross borders, and the 1986 Rhine spill led to a legal framework for prevention, preparedness, and cooperation By Franziska Hirsch | FOCUS ON | 1 June 2026
When decisions cross borders: assessing environmental impacts How UNECE Espoo Convention is helping countries cooperate to prevent harm and protect shared environments By Elena Santer | FOCUS ON | 1 June 2026
How shared waters unite countries and protect people Rivers cross borders, our solutions should too. Here’s why cooperation matters By Sonja Koeppel and Iulia Trombitcaia | FOCUS ON | 1 June 2026
Why environmental rights matter In a world of rising pressures, the Aarhus Convention and its Protocol on PRTRs empower people to safeguard our environment By Ella Behlyarova | FOCUS ON | 1 June 2026
On the frontlines of humanity How does the IFRC’s Secretary General, Jagan Chapagain, shape the strategic direction of humanitarian response? By Mollie Fraser-Andrews | FOCUS ON | 1 May 2026
Truth, trust and the new risks facing humanitarian action Humanitarian crises are no longer shaped only by what happens on the ground, but by what people believe is happening By Xavier Castellanos | FOCUS ON | 1 May 2026
Celebrating the volunteers of the Red Cross and Red Crescent In today’s crises, the most important humanitarian resource is not what is delivered, but who shows up By Nena Stoiljkovic | FOCUS ON | 1 May 2026