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In 1950, the global population stood at 2.5 billion and just 20 per cent were city dwellers. By 2050, two-thirds of global growth is projected to…
UN climate chief Simon Stiell set the tone on Monday:“There is a deep awareness of what’s at stake, and the need to show climate cooperation standing firm in…
“Our children were murdered just because they bore a different name, they were called differently, and they were Muslim,” said Munira Subašić, President of the Association…
“This Council’s mandate is maintenance of international peace and security, and there can be neither peace where people are starving, nor security where hunger drives conflict,”…
But this lush harmony carries a warning. If negotiators at COP30 hope to protect the world’s forests, they must first safeguard the people who sustain them.Chocolate,…
At every negotiation table and in every diplomatic statement lies a stark truth shared by nations on the front lines of the climate crisis: without funding,…
Governments will soon submit letters nominating candidates to lead the 80-year-old organization, whose top post is traditionally rotated among geographical regions – although all UN chiefs…
The Munduruku, who live primarily in the Amazon states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará, are demanding an end to projects and extractive activities that threaten…
This Friday, for World Diabetes Day, the UN is highlighting how the disease affects pregnancy, in line with this year’s global theme of managing diabetes “across life…
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) is pressing negotiators to make climate mobility a core part of adaptation plans.“People and…