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UN scientists are likely to weigh up technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, as they gather to finalise a key report. This idea will be one of many solutions considered over the next two weeks by the Intergovernmental Panel on…
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Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs on Sunday said 14,700 armed personnel belonging to Russia were killed in the weeks-long war. Sharing a post on Twitter with details of "losses of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, March 20," the…
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The Kremlin on Thursday rejected an order by the UN’s top court for Russia to suspend the military offensive in Ukraine, a day after judges in The Hague announced their ruling. “We cannot take this decision into account,” Kremlin spokesman…
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Nine out of 10 Ukrainians could face poverty and extreme economic vulnerability if the war drags on over the next year, wiping out two decades of economic gains, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday. Achim Steiner, UNDP…
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The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that the latest confirmed civilian toll in Ukraine is 691 people killed and 1,143 injured since Russia's invasion began 20 days ago. The death count, which includes 48 children, was up…
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It was the middle of an emergency session of the UN Security Council, late on the evening of February 23, and Vassily Nebenzia looked shaken — his face pale, his shoulders sagging. Russia, the country he represents at the United Nations,…
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The increase in emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is only one of several serious global threats to our continued existence on Earth, and their reduction is at the core of international agreements like the Paris Agreement and…
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India has compulsions with Russia, and in their neighbourhood, issues with China over territory, a former top American diplomat has told US lawmakers. The diplomat made the remarks replying to lawmakers' questions on New Delhi abstaining…
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More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into neighboring countries in the space of 10 days, the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War, UN High Commis/sioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on…
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A newly published report by a UN agency has warned that China will be among the countries hardest hit by global warming. According to a report published by UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), China needs to do more to…
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