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If you’ve been following the UN for any period of time, you will quickly notice the plethora of acronyms, initialisations and jargon that abound...
Bridging the financial and technical gaps that will limit global warming, is the focus of a high-level debate in the UN General Assembly in...
The UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday that “hatred takes root in the soil of ignorance” of historical facts, science, and the human qualities which “bind all people together.” Read the...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday renewed his call for the immediate release of all those detained in the military coup in Sudan, as the Security Council meets behind...
While women in Belarus overall are being denied rights and freedoms, female political activists are subjected to enforced disappearances, torture, ill-treatment and exile, an...
Earth will warm 2.7 degrees Celsius based on current pledges to cut emissions
This year was supposed to be a turning point in addressing climate change. But the world’s nations are failing to meet the moment, states...
‘Vague’ net zero promises not enough: planet still on track for catastrophic heating, UN report warns
New and updated commitments made ahead of the pivotal climate conference COP26 in the past months are a positive step forward, but the world...
GOMA/AMSTERDAM/HAMBURG, Oct 26 (IPS) – On the brink of an unprecedented environmental emergency, EU ambassadors to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gathered earlier...
COP26 Could Get Hot, but Southern African Region Needs it to be Cool and Committed
Johannesburg, Oct 26 (IPS) – COP 26 is almost upon us, and dire warnings abound that it’s boom or bust for a greener future....
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