Publications

The 2025 edition of the Greening the Blue Annual Report presents the environmental performance of the UN system in 2024, covering operations of headquarters and field offices worldwide.

The 2024 edition of the Greening the Blue Annual Report presents the environmental performance of the UN system in 2023, covering operations of headquarters and field offices worldwide.

The 2023 edition of the Greening the Blue Annual Report presents the environmental performance of the UN system in 2022, covering operations of headquarters and field offices worldwide.

The 2022 edition of the Greening the Blue Annual Report presents the environmental performance of the UN system in 2021, covering operations of headquarters and field offices worldwide.

The report presents the findings of the EMG Consultative Process on COVID-19 and the Environment and sets out a common UN perspective on an inclusive green recovery from the pandemic. It defines the key objectives and building blocks of green recovery, identifies priority areas for investment, and outlines the roles of governments, the private sector, international organizations and other actors in advancing a greener, more inclusive and rights-based recovery.

The report also examines the UN system’s particular role in supporting this transition, taking stock of initiatives launched during the pandemic and identifying opportunities to strengthen coherence, collaboration and leadership across the UN system. An accompanying inventory maps UN green recovery products against the report’s building blocks and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The 2021 edition of the Greening the Blue Annual Report presents the environmental performance of the UN system in 2020, covering operations of headquarters and field offices worldwide.

The 2020 edition of the Greening the Blue Annual Report presents the environmental performance of the UN system in 2019, covering operations of headquarters and field offices worldwide.

This document presents key elements of a proposed Model Approach to Environmental and Social Standards for UN programming The Model Approach represents a key step in moving towards a common approach among UN entities for addressing environmental and social standards in programming.

The 2019 edition of the Greening the Blue Annual Report presents the environmental performance of the UN system in 2018, covering operations of headquarters and field offices worldwide.

The 2018 edition of the Greening the Blue Annual Report presents the environmental performance of the UN system in 2017, covering operations of headquarters and field offices worldwide.