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  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    The Commodities NoteLord Barker
    Decarbonising aluminium will require a united front

    The world’s largest industrial polluters must transform the way they do business

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    ETF HubThe latest news on ETFs
    Sustainable ETF assets jump but most funds fall short on UN goals

    New tool developed with Unctad aims to counter practice of ‘green washing’

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    ObituaryObituary
    Sir Brian Urquhart, UN veteran and godfather of the ‘Blue Helmets’, 1919-2021

    A pragmatic diplomat, he dedicated his life to establishing and strengthening the UN

  • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Climate efforts have entered a tricky new phase

    Governments need to turn emission reduction pledges into action

  • Tuesday, 29 December, 2020
    Janan Ganesh
    Covid has no grand lesson for the world

    Data on the pandemic does not vindicate one political or economic system over others

  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
    The editorial board
    Measuring economies’ impact on the planet

    UNDP has adjusted its development index to include the environmental toll

  • Saturday, 12 December, 2020
    Climate change
    China lays out steps towards climate targets at UN summit

    US president-elect Biden tweets that his administration will ‘rally the world’ to tackle crisis

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    UK foreign policy
    UK to send troops to Mali peacekeeping operation

    Three-year deployment to UN mission seen as post-Brexit solidarity with French forces

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    Climate change
    UN agency reveals current decade is hottest on record

    Earth’s average temperature this year nears previous 2016 record

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  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    Climate change
    Johnson weighs pledging Britain to tougher emissions cuts target

    Commitment to quickening rate of decarbonisation by 50% under review as UK prepares to chair climate summit

  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
    UN agency hit with corruption allegations at climate projects

    United Nations Development Programme internal audit describes signs of fraud and collusion

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Philip Stephens
    Nostalgia is no substitute for a post-Brexit foreign policy

    The UK has plenty to contribute to global security but first it must be comfortable in the present

  • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
    US foreign policy
    America is back and ready to lead world, says Joe Biden

    President-elect signals sharp break from ‘America first’ foreign policy of Donald Trump

  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    Special ReportFuture of AI and Digital Healthcare
    Tech’s power comes with great responsibility in fighting disease

    Digital tools have proved invaluable to health officials, but have led to an unprecedented sharing of personal data

  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    Steve Davis
    ‘Fire hose’ of health innovation risks going down the drain

    Covid-19 reinforces the need for global co-operation in the nascent digital healthcare industry

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    LexCoronavirus pandemic
    Vaccine bonds: capital idea Premium

    Investors are showing an unprecedented willingness to engage in social issues

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    Libya
    UN hails permanent Libya ceasefire as ‘historic achievement’

    Boost for oil exporter as pact ends more than decade of turmoil and instability

  • Thursday, 15 October, 2020
    Huiyao Wang
    No country is an island in the climate crisis

    Birth of the UN shows dramatic change is possible when world powers face a shared existential threat

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Nobel prizes
    UN food agency wins Nobel Peace Prize

    World Food Programme lauded for efforts in combating hunger

  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Stranded crews pose a risk to supply chains

    More than 300,000 commercial seafarers need to be allowed ashore

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
    Climate change
    China pledges to be ‘carbon-neutral’ by 2060

    Surprise move at UN by world’s biggest emitter increases pressure on US over climate commitments

  • Thursday, 3 September, 2020
    Libya
    Libya at a ‘turning point’, warns UN official

    Foreign backers pour weapons into both sides of the conflict despite ceasefire

  • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
    News in-depthIran nuclear deal
    Iran sanctions dispute poses new challenge for the UN

    Rift over nuclear accord is seen as a threat to the Security Council’s credibility

  • Wednesday, 26 August, 2020
    Sexual misconduct allegations
    UN-backed climate fund faces wave of abuse allegations from staff

    Former and current employees describe incidents of sexism, racism and harassment at Green Climate Fund

  • Friday, 21 August, 2020
    Libya
    Rival sides in Libya’s civil war call ‘immediate ceasefire’

    De-escalation in proxy war that has drawn in regional and international powers

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