The following remarks were delivered by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on 28 January 2025 at a signature event convened by the President of the UN General Assembly, Philemon Yang, with support from the ICRC, about the importance of upholding international humanitarian law.

“Nitrous oxide is not as well known by the public as some other greenhouse gases, but it can be a remarkably destructive substance,” says Martina Otto, Head of Secretariat of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, which is convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “

The Department of Statistics at the University of Pretoria (UP) is partnering with United Nations Volunteers (UNV) to develop the first-ever Global Volunteer Index, which will become part of the 2026 State of the World Volunteerism Report.

The International Day of Clean Energy on 26 January was declared by the General Assembly (resolution A/77/327) as a call to raise awareness and mobilize action for a just and inclusive transition to clean energy for the benefit of people and the planet.