'Too little, too late': Activists and poorer nations criticise $300bn COP29 deal
Western leaders welcomed the deal, as US President Joe Biden says the world is "one significant step closer" to achieving ...
In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis
Negotiators are gathering in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.
The UN chief and pope call for nations to end the use of antipersonnel land mines
The U.N. chief, Pope Francis and others are calling for nations to end the production and use of land mines, even as their ...
U.N. climate deal, $300 billion for poor nations, sparks backlash
The COP29 United Nations climate conference is coming to a close in Baku, Azerbaijan, after more than a week of discussions.
Draft deal at COP29 calls for rich nations to give $250 billion a year by 2035
A draft deal at the U.N. Climate Change Conference calls for wealthy nations to give developing ones $250 billion a year ...
A proposed deal on climate cash at UN summit highlights split between rich and poor nations
A new draft of a deal on money to curb and adapt to climate change released Friday afternoon at the United Nations climate ...
Nations at COP29 agree to $300 billion per year climate funding deal. Here’s what to know
In the wee hours of Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how ...
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UN talks in disarray as a draft deal for climate cash is rejected by developing nations
As nerves frayed and the clock ticked, negotiators from rich and poor nations were huddled in one room Saturday during ...
Nations at UN climate talks agree on $300B a year for poor countries in a compromise deal
The deal to be presented to nations of “at least $300 billion by 2035” is a compromise between the $1.3 trillion a year ...
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Grappling With Genocide at the United Nations
Israel’s genocide of Palestinians and widening war against Lebanon provided a particularly violent and lawless back drop to ...
Vulnerable nations seek $1.3 trillion to deal with damage and help curb climate change
Time is running short for negotiators at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan to solve a difficult puzzle.
What’s the controversial $300 billion COP29 climate deal? Why has it angered India, other developing nations?
The tumultuous COP29, the UN climate summit, concluded in Azerbaijan’s Baku after talks continued until early Sunday.