U.N. urges nations to keep up prevention in Gulf of Guinea
Despite a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea recently, the region suffers nearly $2 billion a year in losses.
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In COP27 overtime, leaders reach deal on climate disaster aid
World leaders reached a deal for wealthy nations to pay billions of dollars into a loss and damage fund to help developing countries.
APEC leaders condemn Russian war in Ukraine, global economic impacts
Recovering from the nearly three-year COVID-19 pandemic is a priority for the organization along with dealing with climate change, food shortages and inflation.
Global Fund has $15.7 billion finish but misses its fundraising goal
The board approved spending $13.7 billion in more than 120 countries over the next three years to fight HIV, TB and malaria.
U.N.-brokered deal for grain shipments extended four months
The extension of a wartime agreement with Russia will continue to allow Ukraine's grain shipments to be exported.
Most G-20 leaders agree to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, ended with a statement that notes U.N. resolutions deploring Russia's aggression.
NATO and Poland conclude a missile strike was not a Russian attack
NATO said its preliminary analysis suggests the incident was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile, not by Russia.
There are now 8 billion people sharing the planet. The next billion is projected to take another 15 years.
It only took a dozen years to add another billion people to the planet and reach what the U.N. called the "Day of 8 Billion."
World's two biggest carbon polluters, U.S. and China, agree to resume climate negotiations
Biden and Xi signaled a deal was struck after a three-hour meeting in Bali, Indonesia on the sidelines of a Group of 20 major economies summit. Beijing had suspended climate talks with Washington in August to protest a visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California.
Tensions in focus as Biden and Xi meet on the sidelines of G-20 in Bali
Alongside the G-20, Biden and Xi discussed working together on climate, debt relief, health and global food security.
ASEAN leaders wary of region becoming 'proxy' among powers
Rising tensions between the United States and China and Myanmar's descent into widespread violence dominated talks among a 10-nation bloc of Southeast Asian leaders.
IAEA and IEA position nuclear power for 'comeback' role in the fight against climate change
The U.N. climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt gives industry and agency leaders an opportunity to champion nuclear power's possibilities.
Gore launches new global fossil fuel emissions inventory of 70,000+ sites
Climate TRACE's inventory, based on a dataset of public emissions sources, found the top 500 individual sources of emissions worldwide represented less than 1% of total facilities but accounted for 14% of all emissions in 2021.
Guterres to humanity: In the race to fight climate change, it's 'cooperate or perish'
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has a message for humanity: Join a "climate solidarity pact" or a "suicide pact" – before it's too late.
WMO records biggest increase in methane concentrations
The World Meteorological Organization said the jump in methane concentrations from 2020 to 2021 was the largest since systematic measurements began.
Ukraine asks IAEA to rebut Russia's 'dirty bomb' claims
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba appealed to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to debunk Moscow’s claims Kyvi plans to use so-called dirty bombs.