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Islamabad (AFP) Sept 24, 2010 - The United Nations on Friday called for 180 million dollars to feed six million flood victims in Pakistan till the end of this year.
Jun 26, 2026
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2014 - World leaders gathered at the United Nations heard dire warnings and desperate pleas for assistance Thursday as the deadly Ebola virus forced Sierra Leone to quarantine a million people.
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Madrid (AFP) Sept 5, 2007 - A UN conference on desertification underway in Madrid has thrown the spotlight on the scope of the problem in Spain, which environmentalists say is suffering from an Africanization of its climate.
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Paris (AFP) Sept 30, 2023 - A new roadmap to reduce the environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a United Nations conference on Saturday as part of a drive to manage damaging chemical exposure.
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Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 10, 2009 - European ministers warned that December's landmark UN climate talks could fail, as the EU Commission urged rich nations Thursday to stump up tens of billions of euros to help the developing world combat global warming.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2013 - The upcoming UN report on climate change is not likely to rattle US deniers of global warming who hold sway in the halls of power, experts say.
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Edinburgh (AFP) Sept 9, 2021 - The upcoming UN climate summit in Glasgow will be Scotland's biggest ever policing operation, the officer in charge said on Thursday.
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Paris (AFP) Sept 26, 2009 - UN negotiations for a global climate treaty resume in Bangkok on Monday, mired in a disputed draft text after summit-level talks failed to deliver hoped for breakthroughs.
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Bonn (AFP) Sept 5, 2015 - Negotiators from 195 nations tasked with crafting a universal climate pact are driven by twin fears tugging in opposite directions, which may result in a hollow deal, say analysts.
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United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that surging sea levels are creating a rising tide of misery, as a coalition of small island nations declared that their sovereignty must be respected even if their lands are subsumed.
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New York (AFP) Sept 21, 2009 - Chinese President Hu Jintao is set Tuesday to make an ambitious statement on global warming that would make Beijing the world leader in the race to seal a new treaty, the UN climate chief said.
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United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 22, 2022 - The United Nations chief said Wednesday it was time for meaningful action on the issue of compensation for damage wrought by the climate crisis, especially in developing countries.
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Bangkok (AFP) Sept 28, 2009 - The UN climate chief warned Monday that time was running out to break a deadlock on a global warming pact, telling delegates in Bangkok that failure to do so by December would threaten future generations.
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Dalian, China (AFP) Sept 11, 2009 - UN climate chief Yvo de Boer said Friday he believed that nations would sign a significant deal on how to reduce the effects of global warming at a conference in Copenhagen in December.
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Wellington (AFP) Sept 02, 2014 - UN climate change chief Christiana Figueres on Tuesday warned time was running out for meaningful action on global warming, citing the plight of low-lying Pacific nations facing ever rising seas.
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Milan (AFP) Sept 30, 2021 - World leaders must choose between saving the world or condemning humanity to a hellish future, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Thursday at a preparatory meeting for a key climate summit next month.
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