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New York (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 - The United States and China are closing the divide on the contentious issue of international climate finance, raising hopes for a breakthrough at a crucial climate conference in Azerbaijan, according to the host country's chief negotiator.
Jun 26, 2026
Beijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2024 - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told African leaders Thursday that injustices against the continent must be corrected, calling for the region to have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
Jun 26, 2026
Paris (AFP) Sept 21, 2010 - Already deeply troubled UN plans to brake the planet's dizzying loss of species have been further damaged by a row over setting up a scientific panel to assess Earth's biodiversity, sources here say.
Jun 26, 2026
Singapore (AFP) Sept 4, 2024 - Rising temperatures should trigger a global red alert, the United Nations' weather and climate agency chief said Wednesday, after global heat indices again smashed records in August.
Jun 26, 2026
Brussels (AFP) Sept 16, 2008 - The UN World Food Programme welcomed Tuesday an EU initiative to help combat piracy off the cost of Somalia, but appealed for a naval escort to help get aid to the strife-torn Horn of Africa country.
Jun 26, 2026
Derna, Libya (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 - UN agencies warned Monday that Libya's flood-stricken city of Derna, where thousands were killed a week ago, faces the threat of disease outbreaks that could bring a second devastating crisis.
Jun 26, 2026
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 - The United Nations warned Monday that Somalia was on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a decade, and that time was running out to save lives in the drought-stricken country.
Jun 26, 2026
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 30, 2014 - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Chinese authorities and Hong Kong protesters to peacefully resolve their differences after riot police fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters.
Jun 26, 2026
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 - The United Nations has urged Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani to drop plans for a controversial independence referendum and enter talks with Baghdad aimed at reaching a deal within three years.
Jun 26, 2026
Incheon, South Korea (AFP) Sept 21, 2014 - A global fund created to spearhead climate change financing faces a key test at a UN summit this week when it looks to the leaders of the industrialised world to stump up billions of dollars to fill its underflowing coffers.
Jun 26, 2026
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 24, 2014 - World leaders on Tuesday urged ambitious action to combat climate change, but pledges remained well short of goals, with a year to go for an accord.
Jun 26, 2026
Islamabad (AFP) Sept 12, 2011 - The United Nations on Monday began a drive to feed half a million people affected by torrential rains in Pakistan where a second year of flooding has killed more than 200, officials said.
Jun 26, 2026
Geneva (AFP) Sept 9, 2019 - Climate change is not only having a devastating impact on the environments we live in, but also on respect for human rights globally, the UN warned Monday, urging collective action.
Jun 26, 2026
Geneva (AFP) Sept 16, 2010 - The protective ozone layer in the earth's upper atmosphere has stopped thinning and should largely be restored by mid century thanks to a ban on harmful chemicals, UN scientists said on Thursday.
Jun 26, 2026
United Nations (AFP) Sept 17, 2010 - The United Nations on Friday appealed for a record two billion dollars in emergency aid for the millions of victims of Pakistan's devastating floods.
Jun 26, 2026
London (AFP) Sept 11, 2017 - A UN report has slammed the UK for failing to tackle the plague of air pollution, while also warning of Brexit risks, ahead of the body's Human Rights Council opening Monday.
Jun 26, 2026
