King Charles urges ‘genuine’ climate action at COP28
By Laurent Thomet, Nick Perry and Talek Harris DUBAI, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - King Charles III told world leaders…
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World Bank to operate ‘loss and damage’ climate fund
DUBAI, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - The World Bank will "operate" an ambitious new climate change fund, but donors and…
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2023 shatters climate records, set to be hottest year ever: UN
GENEVA, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said…
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Tripling renewable energy by 2030 ‘ambitious but doable’
By Catherine HOURS PARIS, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - Host United Arab Emirates wants nearly 200 nations attending the COP28…
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Climate crises drove 27 mn children into hunger in 2022: charity
NAIROBI, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) - Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million…
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Sudan’s conflict spreads to new regions, UN warns of “humanitarian calamity”
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) - The conflict in Sudan, which has left thousands dead and seven…
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Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN
YANGON, Nov 10, 2023 (AFP) - Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance…
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El Nino set to last at least til April: UN
GENEVA, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) - The El Nino weather phenomenon, which triggers higher global temperatures, is expected to last…
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S.Sudan floods leave 1.6 million children at risk of hunger: UN
NAIROBI, Nov 6, 2023 (AFP) - More than 1.6 million children aged under five will suffer from malnutrition next year…
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Israel renews Gaza camp strikes as UN warns of ‘war crimes’
By Mai YAGHI with Rosie Scammell in Jerusalem RAFAH, Palestinian Territories, Nov 2, 2023 (AFP) - Israel hit Gaza's largest…
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Gaza ‘civil order starting to break down’ as food stores ransacked: UN
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Oct 29, 2023 (AFP) - The United Nations warned Sunday that "civil order" was starting to…
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Ground battles rage in Gaza as communications cut off
By Adel Zaanoun GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Oct 28, 2023 (AFP) - Battles were raging in Gaza early on Saturday,…
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