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COP28 gets underway in Dubai with call for ‘terminal decline’ of the fossil fuel era | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The latest round of UN-facilitated climate talks opened on Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with a warning that the world is...
Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the COP28 conference which opened in...
Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
World leaders at this week’s climate conference, COP28, must break the deadly cycle of global warming before a “deadly tipping point” is...
Hitching a ride to a better future: Sustainable Transport Day | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
There is an urgent need for a transformative shift towards more sustainable transport the UN chief said on Sunday, emphasizing the...
Guterres urges G20 to lead the way in financial and climate justice | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
At a time when people are hurting and the planet is burning, the world’s advanced economies can take the lead in ensuring financial,...
Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Worldwide, 45 million children under five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their height, and roughly one million die each...
Stories from the UN Archive: Marlon Brando, the UN’s first frontman for water | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
What do Bolivia, Marlon Brando and the UN have in common?
‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gas emissions, UN weather agency warns | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2022 with “no end in sight to the rising trend”, the World Meteorological Organization...
New round of talks on global plastic pollution treaty underway in Nairobi | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Negotiators from around the world gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday for fresh talks over a landmark international treaty to combat...
Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies warn | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if the conflict between Israel and Hamas...