The head of the UN Environment Program, Inger Andersen, at the agency’s Champions of the Earth Awards, Sept. 26, 2019, in Cipriani, New York City. With the pandemic now upending agendas, Andersen hopes something positive will emerge eventually, such as “keeping wildlife wild,” she said. UNEP
Solar panels installed on the roof of the United Nations in New York, Aug. 27, 2019. The complexity of the UN system makes it difficult for outsiders to assess its success in reducing its climate footprint. Moreover, some UN staff want the organization to be more of a global role model for environmental action. MARK GARTEN/UN PHOTO
A wave of new or persistent accusations of harassment and corruption in some UN system agencies and programs reflects poor management and more politicization of high-level appointments demanded by UN member nations. Here, the UN headquarters.
