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The UN meets against desertification – the costs of drying up are now estimated for the first time | Foreign countries
The world organization is trying to collect almost three trillion euros to restore desertified land areas. Accelerating desertification is one of the global environmental challenges. At the extensive COP16 negotiations…
For UNAIDS, respect for human rights is essential in the fight against HIV
The United Nations AIDS program releases a report highlighting the importance of human rights in eradicating the epidemic. Discrimination, inequalities in access to care and economic crises are still slowing…
Sudanese refugees in Chad accuse humanitarians and local forces of sexual abuse
In 19 months, the war in Sudan has displaced more than 11 million people. In Chad, there are more than a million, mainly concentrated in the east of the country.…
Last year, 140 women died every day, killed by their spouses or loved ones | News in brief
Today is the International Day Against Violence Against Women. According to a recent UN report, an estimated 51,100 women worldwide were killed by their spouses or loved ones last year.…
UN calls for “national surge” against sexual violence after rape of little girl
The United Nations made a rare outing to protest the rape and murder of Aïcha Bah, an 8-year-old schoolgirl, in the suburbs of Conakry on November 14. The world organization…
The UN climate meeting progressed chaotically towards the last hours | News in brief
Non-governmental organizations urged developing countries to leave the negotiations without an agreement rather than accept a bad agreement. The overlong UN climate meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, proceeded to the decisive…
Developing countries and island states walked out of the climate conference negotiations | News in brief
At the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, negotiators from small island states and developing countries have walked out of the negotiations. In the lengthy negotiations, the chairman’s proposal for…
Baku climate conference ending in disappointment – funding falling short of target | News in brief
Poor and climate change-prone countries are getting only a fraction of the support they had hoped for. The ongoing climate meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan is coming to an end. According…
The EU rejects the draft decision presented at the Baku climate conference | News in brief
The European Union cannot accept the draft presented in Baku as the final document of the COP29 climate meeting, says the EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra. According to him, no…
150 people died in the violence in Haiti during the week | News in brief
The unrest and violence in Haiti in the Caribbean Sea have intensified again. 21:04•Updated 21:05 At least 150 people have died in violence in the Caribbean capital of Port-au-Prince, Haiti,…