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Delegates registering conference badges for COP31 delegate registration
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Governments register COP31 delegates through the UNFCCC online system

COP31 registration is open in the UNFCCC Online Registration System for Parties, observers, UN bodies, IGOs and NGOs.

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Journalists at a COP31 press briefing in a conference media centre in Antalya
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Newsrooms name one focal point to get COP31 press badges

Newsrooms covering COP31 must navigate a two-stage accreditation system: journalists register individually in the UNFCCC's Online Registration System, and each organisation's single...

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Delegates at a UN plastics treaty negotiation session in Geneva
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Plastics treaty: governments agreed a mandate, not the text

Governments agreed a mandate to negotiate a global plastics treaty in 2022 — but not the treaty text. After two failed rounds,...

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Aerial view of a large-scale ecosystem restoration planting project
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UN restoration goal: at least 1 billion hectares, and three ways in

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration targets at least one billion hectares by 2030. The Ecosystem Restoration Hub offers three ways in:...

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Young climate innovators presenting a solar-powered cold storage prototype
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How Youth4Climate mentorship works, and who it is for

UNDP's Youth4Climate Mentorship Programme 2026 pairs youth-led climate innovators with experienced professionals for six months of one-to-one mentorship, masterclasses and scale-up support.

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A Pacific island atoll under storm clouds — the climate frontline
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Three Pacific COP31 envoys: Stege, Yamuna and Seruiratu

Three envoys — Kristina Stege for Oceania, Ruel Yamuna for climate finance and Inia Seruiratu for the ocean — carry the Pacific's...

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A city skyline split between polluted air and clean blue sky
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UN: US$1 on climate and clean air together can return about US$15

A UNEP and CCAC assessment finds every US$1 invested in climate and clean-air action together can return about US$15 — and that...

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A traveller holding a smartphone with a travel itinerary app at an airport
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Guterres warns AI could bunch tourists into a few places

In his World Tourism Day 2026 message, UN chief António Guterres warns that unchecked AI could funnel tourists to the same few...

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Aerial view of Nadi, Fiji, at golden hour — host of the COP31 Pre-COP
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Fiji and Tuvalu to host the meetings before COP31

Fiji will host the COP31 Pre-COP preparatory meeting and Tuvalu a leaders' event from 5 to 8 October 2026 — the first...

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A futuristic sustainable city with green rooftops and parks — the cooling future
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Singapore, the UAE and Gree’s Dong Mingzhu named first Cool Leaders

Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Gree's Dong Mingzhu are the inaugural Cool Leaders, recognised by UNEP's Cool Coalition at the Global...

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