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200-odd nations that will gather for COP29 are expected to bring improved targets for emissions reduction
Debt burdens resulting from Covid-19 have impeded poorer nations’ ability to invest
IPCC chair Jim Skea believes ‘more science needed’ to understand extraordinary temperatures over past year
The delay in approving a new EU directive does a disservice to companies that need legal certainty
Families resort to eating weeds, cactus and livestock fodder in struggle to survive war
Officials say new route for humanitarian aid would help tackle famine but is no substitute for trucks
Nations’ failure to agree about examination of emerging techniques to block solar radiation heightens concerns
Special envoy’s report also says ‘sexualised torture’ may be ongoing against hostages
Refugees in Lebanon particularly at risk as closure of basic services looms
Piyush Goyal tells FT that trade policy has no role in tackling climate change
Space boom, meet actual boom
Maritime body fears resurgence of vessel seizures in Gulf of Guinea and off Somali coast after fresh piracy incidents
Work of UNRWA in Gaza is vital and hard to replace
Plans to scrap numeracy and literacy barometers risk reducing pressure on governments to boost education
US, UK and others have suspended funding to aid agency for Palestinian refugees over October 7 claims
Number of governments halt UNRWA support after agency said ‘several’ staff may have participated in October 7 assault
ICJ gives Israel a chance to document its adherence to international law while fighting genocide charge
Sectors from oil and gas to defence are struggling to fill skills gaps
Leaked UN report outlined ‘credible’ evidence that the Gulf state was delivered arms and fuelling the conflict
More than 500,000 people face ‘catastrophe’ in besieged enclave, UN agencies warn
President Aliyev expands Azerbaijan’s organising body to 42 to include 12 women after complaints
The global health community — together with pharmaceutical companies — must prove they take maternal rights seriously
Digital currency at the heart of scams including fake romance frauds known as ‘pig butchering’, report says
Official says implementing voluntary guidelines more important than new global treaty
The UN’s sustainable development goals are laudable but their complexity means they have been doomed from the start
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