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World News in Brief: More UN staffers detained in Yemen, education hit by climate crisis, Nigeria aid plan

·January 25, 2025·2 min read

The de facto rulers of much of the country, including the capital Sana’a, released the crew of a merchant ship who had been held for more than a year, earlier this week. The move raised hopes that more than 60 staff from the UN, international organizations and diplomatic missions already...

At Davos, Guterres slams backsliding on climate commitments

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·January 22, 2025·2 min read

Mr. Guterres was speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the exclusive event held high in the Swiss Alps where senior politicians, Heads of State and CEOs of some of the world’s biggest and most influential companies rub shoulders. The UN Secretary-General took aim at the theme...

Climate emergency: 2025 declared international year of glaciers

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·January 22, 2025·2 min read

Co-facilitated by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), this global initiative seeks to unite efforts worldwide to protect these vital water sources, which provide freshwater to more than 2 billion people. Glaciers and ice sheets hold around 70 per cent of the...

UN regrets US exit from global cooperation on health, climate change agreement

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·January 21, 2025·2 min read

“The WHO regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization…We hope the United States will reconsider,” said WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic, hours after the new President signed an executive order at the White House, bringing US involvement in the UN agency to an...

The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025

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·December 29, 2024·6 min read

1 Can we keep 1.5 alive? “Keep 1.5 alive” has been the UN’s rallying cry for a number of years, a reference to the goal of ensuring that average global temperatures don’t soar beyond 1.5 degrees higher than pre-industrial levels. The scientific consensus is that a lack of action would...

UN World Court concludes landmark hearings on States’ responsibility for climate change

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·December 23, 2024·2 min read

Initiated by a UN General Assembly resolution, the proceedings involved 96 countries and 11 regional organizations presenting their views on the “obligations of States with regard to climate change” under international law. While ICJ advisory opinion will be non-binding, it is expected to shape the future of international climate...

Climate shocks, humanitarian crises and political division plague Central Africa

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·December 14, 2024·2 min read

Abdou Abarry, UN Special Representative for Central Africa, told ambassadors in the Security Council that disasters and extreme weather events displaced more than three million people in the region this year alone. This has worsened an already fragile socio-economic situation and underscored the need for stronger climate action. Climate and...

Poverty, conflict and climate fuel spike in trafficking victims: UN report

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·December 11, 2024·2 min read

The 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons reveals a 25 per cent increase between 2022 and 2019, as more children are exploited and forced labour cases spike due to vulnerabilities brought on by poverty, conflict and the climate crisis. “Criminals are increasingly trafficking people into forced labour, including to...

COP29 climate talks conclude with $300 billion annual pledge, but developing nations call deal ‘an insult’

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·November 24, 2024·4 min read

After two weeks of intense negotiations, delegates at COP29, formally the 29th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), agreed to provide this funding annually, with an overall climate financing target to reach “at least $1.3 trillion by 2035”. Countries also agreed on the rules...

Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations

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·November 23, 2024·6 min read

In April 2021, catastrophic flash floods ravaged Timor-Leste, claiming the lives of more than 30 people and destroying over 4,000 homes. Among the worst-hit areas was Orlalan, a remote mountainous village with a population of nearly 6,000. Residents there had little idea how to protect themselves when floodwaters surged and...

COP29 draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance

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·November 22, 2024·2 min read

The new draft outcome text, which will surely push this round of talks into the weekend, called for the overall climate financing goal to reach “at least $1.3 trillion by 2035”, but left out specifics – grants, loans, or from the private sector – on how these funds will be...

COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

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·November 21, 2024·7 min read

Having just returned from the G20 Summit in Rio, Mr. Guterres shared the resounding message he delivered there: an ambitious climate finance goal is not only essential, but urgent. “Failure is not an option,” he emphasized, warning that the result of inaction could be catastrophic. Just 24 hours before COP29...