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COP29: Ambitious Climate Finance Goal is not Enough – the Funds must also Reach the Right Communities
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 18 (IPS) - The 29th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP29) currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a key global milestone for agreeing on a new compromise to reduce emissions and to provide to the Global South the much-needed finance to address the devastating consequences of the climate crisis.
Methane Mitigation at COP-29—Pathways to Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - Methane emissions have emerged as a focal point of discussion as global leaders congregate at COP29 in Baku to tackle the escalating climate crisis.
COP29 Must Set New Global Climate Finance Target, Says UNDP Adaptation Head
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - Empowering communities, fostering innovation and integrating socio-economic contexts into climate strategies are crucial for effective adaptation to climate change, says Srilata Kammila, Head of Climate Change Adaptation at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Peace Talks—Delegates Turn To Climate Summit for Insights Into What Really Makes People Safe
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - At a time when the COP29 summit is primarily focused on climate finance as a tool to cool catastrophically high global temperatures and reverse consequences for all life on earth, delegates—alarmed and concerned by the state of world peace and stability—are seeking ways to enhance safety.
Haiti: Over 20,000 flee as gang violence spurs mass displacement
- UN News
Over 20,000 people have fled their homes across Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince in just four days amid escalating gang violence, with more than 17,000 seeking shelter in 15 displacement sites as critical supply chains collapse.
New UN relief chief takes office
- UN News
Tom Fletcher, UN’s new chief of humanitarian affairs, took office on Monday, pledging to defend humanitarian values while navigating operations amid growing global crises.
Lazzarini: Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace
- UN News
The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Monday that a large convoy of humanitarian aid was looted inside Gaza at the weekend, amid a near-total breakdown in law and order and harassment of the agency’s staff by Israeli soldiers.
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Updates on Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine
- UN News
The Security Council will be holding three high-stakes high-level meetings today, with the United Kingdom's Foreign Minister David Lammy presiding as Council president for November. Russia vetoed a draft resolution to protect civilians in Sudan this morning, with the 15-member organ be briefed on the situation in war-torn Gaza and convene an afternoon session on the conflict in Ukraine.
‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week
- UN News
As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators on Monday to “cut the theatrics,” get down to business and hammer out a new finance deal to compensate countries for climate-driven damages and pay for a clean-energy transition.
Youth Protest at COP29: 'We Will Not Standby to Inherit Dead Planet'
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 17 (IPS) - "We cannot rely on capitalistic logic to serve our fight for liberation. More investments will not build houses after floods because it's not profitable. Corporations will not overthrow the industrial-agricultural complex that is completing our assault."
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