UN Warns of Global Crisis as 600 Environmental Defenders Killed or Disappeared in Three Years

UN human rights chief Volker Türk reported nearly 600 environmental defenders were killed or disappeared globally in three years. He urged stronger safeguards, citing detention of activists in 55 countries. UNEP Director Inger Andersen called for swift climate action. Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized rising temperatures harm vulnerable populations, demanding urgent environmental crisis intervention measures.