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COP27 begins a new era to do things differently

The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge, Simon Stiell, the new Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC), said on Sunday at the opening of COP27. “Today a new era begins – and we begin to do […]
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The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts

Throughout Syria’s civil war, women have risked their security to mediate the various conflicts that have affected their communities. Since international efforts to end the fighting have stalled, their role has grown in importance. The protracted fighting has taken countless lives, displaced millions in and outside the country and left much of the country’s infrastructure […]
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Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming

While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, a new report by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) warned on Wednesday. The current combined National Determined Contributions (NDCs)—meaning […]
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UNDP to support refurbishment of damaged public buildings in Ukraine

A €2 million agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UNDP Development Programme (UNDP), announced on Tuesday, will help restore damaged public buildings in Ukraine and contribute to recovery and reconstruction that is green, resilient, and inclusive. The partners signed the deal at an international conference in Berlin to support the war-ravaged nation, […]
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Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all

Governments must invest more in building safe drinking water systems, both to ensure greater access to this resource and to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a report published on Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO), UN children’s agency, UNICEF, and the World Bank. Providing water and sanitation for everyone on the […]
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