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UN demands answers from Ethiopia over aid blockade as conflict fuels ethnic divisions
The United Nations is demanding answers from the government of Ethiopia over the detention of 70 of their truck drivers contracted to deliver aid, describing the move as “a de facto humanitarian blockade”.
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Former UN climate chief ‘confident’ world can achieve ‘big push toward’ 1.5 degree climate goal
Christiana Figueres was the United Nations climate chief at the historic conference in Paris in 2015, where nations first agreed to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
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‘I don’t think it’s too late but we need to act now’ on climate change, says biodiversity professor
The United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres, has used the opening day of the COP15 summit to declare that the world is losing what he called “our suicidal war against nature” and warning that the ecosystem is on the verge of collapse, with more than a million species at risk.
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At least six shot dead by guards at migrant detention centre in Libya, say UN officials
At least six people have been shot dead by guards at a migrant detention centre in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, according to United Nations officials, after yesterday’s mass breakout by hundreds of people.
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Boris Johnson talks up ‘solid steps’ on US – UK trade deal
Boris Johnson will wrap up his trip to the United States with a speech to the United Nations in New York later tonight.
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COP26: our last, best hope to save the planet?
This autumn is the United Nations Climate Change conference, when the countries of the world will gather to negotiate a way forward.
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President Biden pledges ‘relentless diplomacy’ rather than war
In his first speech to the United Nations US president Joe Biden has laid out his country’s plans for “a new era of relentless diplomacy”.
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Half a million Afghans could flee by end of the year, say UN
The United Nations has warned up to half a million Afghans could flee the country by the end of the year – appealing to neighbouring countries to keep their borders open.
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Torrential rain sees Londoners’ homes flooded with sewage
The stark warning about the future of the planet by the United Nations report into climate change, included increased flooding and this summer, parts of London have been inundated three times in as many weeks.
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Butcher of Bosnia: Ratko Mladic genocide appeal dismissed at UN court
United Nations judges have upheld the convictions of the former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for masterminding genocide and other crimes during the Bosnian war. His appeal was dismissed “in its entirety” by the court in the Hague, meaning he will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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St Vincent: tens of thousands living in shelters as UN launches funding appeal
The United Nations has launched a global funding appeal for St Vincent and the Grenadines to help the country’s recovery from ongoing volcanic eruptions.
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Violence in Myanmar ‘could amount to crimes against humanity’ – UN’s James Rodehaver
We spoke to James Rodehaver, of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and began by asking if he agrees that what’s happened over the weekend amounts to mass murder.
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‘Climate change didn’t stop when Covid came along’ – UN’s deputy secretary-general
We spoke to Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of its Sustainable Development Group.
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Biden election sparks hope for meeting global climate targets
There is one area where Johnson and Biden share a common goal – tackling climate change. Next year the UK will host the vital United Nations’ COP 26 conference in Glasgow. Joe Biden has already pledged to take the United States back into the Paris Climate Accord – and turn his administration into a global leader.
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‘We need to diversify our food production’ – UN’s Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
We were joined by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema from the United Nations Convention of Biological Diversity.