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,...
New UN weather report ‘a chronicle of chaos’
The latest report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released on Sunday, shows that the last eight years have been the warmest on...
Europe hotting up more than twice global average
Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years – the highest of any continent in...
IRENA Rolls Out Indonesian Energy Transition Roadmap
As climate concerns mount, and the world looks to gather in Egypt at COP27 in early November to deliver a collective response to the...
Ethiopia: Peace agreement between Government and Tigray a critical first step
A peace deal between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed on Wednesday in South Africa, represents “a critical first...
Europe needs to take immediate action to avoid risk of natural gas shortage next year
Europe could face a gap of as much as 30 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas during the key summer period for refilling...
Proposed Law Enforcement Principles on the Responsible Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Today, the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI),...
Climate Action Can Help Kazakhstan Diversify its Economy Away from Oil
Effective climate action to reduce carbon emissions could help Kazakhstan diversify its fossil fuel-dependent economy and open up new drivers of economic growth and...
Iconic World Heritage glaciers to disappear by 2050
Some of the world’s most iconic glaciers are set to disappear by 2050, according to a new study by UNESCO, which highlights the accelerated...
Sweden: Step up efforts to fight systemic racism
Sweden should step up efforts to fight systemic racism and focus on strategies to restore trust between police and minority groups, said a UN...