How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad
Activists and local residents accuse the plant operated by the Alexandria Portland Cement Company (APCC), a subsidiary of ...
UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash
The UN's COP29 climate talks have overrun into the weekend as a deep gulf formed between richer and poorer countries over ...
Wealthy countries' $300 billion offer seeks to end COP29 stalemate
The European Union, U.S. and other wealthy countries at the COP29 summit have agreed to raise their offer to $300 billion per ...
China looks to step into global vacuum as Trump pulls the U.S. back
At the COP climate conference, China has been presenting itself as a stable and reliable global leader, seeking to draw a ...
Key UN committee adopts resolution paving the way for a first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity
A key U.N. General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on ...
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About 600,000 people left Lebanon after onset of Israeli operation, OCHA says
BEIRUT, November 23. /TASS/. At least 596,000 refugees have left Lebanon after Israel launched its military operation against the Shiite party Hezbollah in late September, the United Nations Office ...
Negotiators work through the night at UN climate talks to try to reach a cash deal for poor nations
The United Nations’ annual climate talks are pushing into overtime under a cloud of anger and disappointment as negotiators ...
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In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life
While diplomats negotiated at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan, climate experts played a board game where ...
UN expert: Myanmar's desperate military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture
Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among ...
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COP29 expected to conclude with $250b annual climate finance pledge
The much-hyped UN Climate Summit, often referred to as "Finance COP," is expected to conclude on Friday (22 November) with a pledge from the United States, the European Union, and other wealthy ...