‘Overlapping shocks’ are undoing efforts to end hunger in Africa, UN warns
Urgent aid response needed as climate crisis, Covid, local conflicts and soaring fuel prices push millions more into hunger • ‘We need urgent help’: Somalis...
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Tigrayan rebels accused by survivors of killing dozens of civilians in Kobo
Witnesses claim TPLF rebels tortured and killed in town in Amhara last month in search for supporters of Ethiopian federal forces Tigrayan rebel forces have...
UN body reaches long-term aviation climate goal of net zero by 2050
Decision described as a compromise by several European countries who wanted a more ambitious target A United Nations body has agreed to a long-term aspirational...
Russian mercenaries ‘exploiting Africa to fund war in Ukraine’
US ambassador to the UN said Wagner Group are trafficking natural resources from African nations The United States has accused Russian mercenaries of exploiting natural...
African countries urge rich nations to honour $100bn climate finance pledge
Ministers rebuke ‘shameful’ failure to meet funding promises for poorer countries to cope with climate crisis ahead of Cop27 summit Ministers and high-ranking officials of...
Venezuela’s mining region a hotbed of sex trafficking and violence, UN says
Fact-finding mission reports brutal massacres and sexual slavery in gold-rich arc where armed gangs fight for control Struggling to get by amid Venezuela’s runaway inflation,...
Indigenous leaders urge businesses and banks to stop supporting deforestation
Amazon ecosystem is on verge of collapse, leaders tell brands such as Apple and Tesla as UN gathers in New York Indigenous leaders from the...
Ukraine war to take centre stage at UN as west and Russia vie for support
The general assembly is expected to see fresh tussles over future of Ukraine, as well as the threats of famine and the climate crisis in...
Vulnerable countries demand global tax to pay for climate-led loss and damage
Poor nations exhort UN to consider ‘climate-related and justice-based’ tax on big fossil fuel users and air travel The world’s most vulnerable countries are preparing...
Grenadian minister Simon Stiell to be next UN climate chief
Grenada’s environment minister faces task of getting countries back on track to meet climate goals ahead of Cop27 The next UN climate chief will be...
