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Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns
As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – long among the world’s most effective ...
Malay Mail8h
‘Without rules, countries just game the system’: Climate report finds major economies overstating forest carbon absorption, risking emission goals
Major economies are overstating how much carbon their forests can absorb in a climate accounting fudge that could allow them ...
UN News18h
Trust collapsing as job fears surge worldwide, warns UN
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, ...
Countries could use forests to 'mask' needed emission cuts: Report
Major economies are overstating how much carbon their forests can absorb in a climate accounting fudge that could allow them ...
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Climate Crisis Driving Surge in Gender-Based Violence, UN Report Finds
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.That is the warning from a new report by the UN Spotlight ...
The Star on MSN1d
UN Chief urges climate action “full-speed ahead” as world leaders convene in New York
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on global leaders to accelerate climate action and uphold ...
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Accelerating climate action for people and the planet through multilateralism
The housing and climate crises are inseparable. Inadequate housing puts millions at risk of disasters, while unsustainable ...
Flood warnings as Europe named as the fastest-warming continent in the world
Europe has been named the fastest-warming continent in the world in a UN-led annual report.
Inter Press Service5h
US Plans at Restructuring May Include World Bank, IMF & UN Agencies
The US State Department, in a wide-ranging political re-structuring of its policies, will eliminate 132 domestic offices, lay ...
The Business Times1d
World leaders from China to EU hold climate meeting without US
MADRID] Heads of state and government leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and European Commission President Ursula ...
BusinessMirror2d
UN body flags Asia’s cities as vulnerable growth engines
THE United Nations on Monday warned that many cities in Asia-Pacific are unprepared for climate shocks, social inequality and ...
UN researchers warn that Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world
A new U.N. report warns that transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by autho ...