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The UN’s annual biodiversity talks (COP16) will be held in Cali, Colombia between 21 October and 1 November – an opportunity to take stock of the progress in raising funds for …
COP16 global biodiversity talks to focus on financing Read More
A few years ago, the German professor of intellectual property law Tim Dornis was on sabbatical in California when the General-Secretary of the German Association for Intellectual Property Law (GRUR) …
Intellectual property: How to stop Western theft Read More
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst the …
Climate change and extreme weather impacts hit Asia hard Read More
When Almudena Fernández saw the final result of the numbers she had been calculating, her jaw dropped. The chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations …
Poor nutrition and fewer savings: The price Latin America and the Caribbean are paying as the world’s most volatile region Read More
Oct 19 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is considering joining a U.N.-led initiative that would require disclosing more details of its global methane output, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, a …
Exxon in talks to join UN-led methane reporting pact -sources Read More
The developed world’s delivery on commitments to help pull the poorest countries out of their tailspin into destitution is arguably as crucial as it is unlikely. Niko Humalisto suggests reflection. …
Go West Read More
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the UN‘s COP28 climate conference in November 2023. One of its senior politicians, sultan Al Jaber, is set to head up the event. However, …
Head of the UN’s COP28 climate conference claims fossil fuels still have a role to play Read More
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals …
Countries split on plastics treaty focus as U.N. talks close Read More
As the power returns following one of the now frequent electricity cuts that ripple across Ukraine, Kylyna Kurochka logs on to her laptop and finds herself faced with dozens of …
One year on, Ukraine exposes the limits of well-funded international aid Read More
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Hope of employment more than religious belief is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the U.N. …
Hope for jobs drives recruitment by militant groups in Africa – report Read More