Hundreds of officers travelled to Haiti to begin a UN-backed mission to curtail the influence of the country’s gangs. A group of Kenyan police officers […]
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Is the world capable of stopping a climate apocalypse? | Climate Crisis News #world #capable #stopping #climate #apocalypse #Climate #Crisis #News
It was supposed to be a matter of life or death. So the recent spectacle of COP28 delegates quibbling over the wording of a final […]
The last residents of a coastal Mexican town destroyed by climate change #residents #coastal #Mexican #town #destroyed #climate #change
EL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — People moved to El Bosque in the 1980s to fish. Setting out into the Gulf of Mexico in threes and […]
UNGA demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza: How your country voted | United Nations News #UNGA #demands #humanitarian #ceasefire #Gaza #country #voted #United #Nations #News
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a non-binding, symbolic resolution to demand an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, with the United States and Israel […]
New UN climate deal calls for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels | Climate Crisis News #climate #deal #calls #transitioning #fossil #fuels #Climate #Crisis #News
While latest COP28 draft text avoids phrase ‘phase out’, campaigners say it is an improvement on the last one. A new draft text calling on […]
New, stronger climate proposal released at COP28, but doesn’t quite call for fossil fuel phase-out #stronger #climate #proposal #released #COP28 #doesnt #call #fossil #fuel #phaseout
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A somewhat stronger and revamped proposal that calls for an eventual end to fossil fuel use was presented early […]
UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News #General #Assembly #votes #overwhelmingly #favour #Gaza #ceasefire #IsraelPalestine #conflict #News
The US and Israel were among the few votes against the non-binding resolution calling for an end to the fighting. The 193-member United Nations General […]
Should the five permanent members of the UNSC have veto powers revoked? | United Nations #permanent #members #UNSC #veto #powers #revoked #United #Nations
Frustration grows after the US blocks resolution at UN Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. An emergency session of the United Nations General […]
UN warns nearly 50 million people could face hunger next year in West and Central Africa #warns #million #people #face #hunger #year #West #Central #Africa
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations warned on Tuesday that hunger could surge across West and Central Africa next year, primarily driven by violence […]
COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels | Climate Crisis News #COP28 #climate #talks #overtime #standoff #fossil #fuels #Climate #Crisis #News
A flurry of shuttle diplomacy is under way at the UN-led negotiations in the UAE as countries fight over the wording of a potential deal. […]