Any End to This Suicidal War? (II): More Lethal Gases and Fewer, Weaker Sinks
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COP26 – what we know so far, and why it matters: Your UN News guide
In a world shaken by a pandemic, and a fast-closing window of opportunity to avoid climate catastrophe, the pivotal COP26 UN climate conference kicks...
COP26: The Roadmap Plotting the Way to a Historic Meeting – Or Not
MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (IPS) – The climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the most important since 2015, may go down in history as a...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29 (IPS) – When world leaders gather in Scotland next week for the COP26 climate change conference, activists will be pushing...
COP26: the Heat is On, But Climate Leadership is Off, Warns UN Report
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Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to pressure from human activity and climate change, according...
At least 200 million boys and girls, live in 31 countries which do not have the resources to deal with remote learning during any future emergency school closures, the UN Children’s...
Vulnerable countries are stepping up and taking climate action, amid a slow response from some of the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide, said the United Nations Development Programme...
An independent UN expert on Thursday, strongly criticized countries which continue to boycott the 20-year-old Durban Declaration against racism, and called on them to recommit to combatting discrimination and intolerance, in line with the...
A new strategy announced on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for $23.4 billion to combat inequities in accessing COVID-19 vaccines, tests...
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